Where does “comfortlessness” come from?
comfortlessness (English) comes from English comfortless, from English comfort, from Middle English confort, from Old French confort, from Old French conforter, from Latin confortō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
comfortlessness (English): The state or quality of being comfortless
Definitions
- The state or quality of being comfortless
Ancestry of “comfortlessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | comfortless | Deprived of comfort; uncomforted; Offering no... |
| 2 | English | comfort | Contentment, ease; Something that offers comfort;... |
| 3 | Middle English | confort | — |
| 4 | Old French | confort | — |
| 5 | Old French | conforter | to reassure; to comfort |
| 6 | Latin | confortō | — |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | — |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |