Where does “comblessness” come from?
comblessness (English) comes from English combless, from English comb, from English combination, from Middle English combinacioun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combinatio, from Latin combino, from Latin com- — resin.
comblessness (English): Absence of a comb
Definitions
- Absence of a comb
Ancestry of “comblessness”, step by step
comblessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English combless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | combless | Without a comb or crest |
| 2 | English | comb | A toothed implement for grooming the hair or for... |
| 3 | English | combination | The act of combining, the state of being combined... |
| 4 | Middle English | combinacioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | combination | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | combinatio | A joining, two by two |
| 7 | Latin | combino | I combine, unite |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |