Where does “companionlessness” come from?
companionlessness (English) comes from English companionless, from English companion, from Middle English companion, from Old French compaignon, from Late Latin companio, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
companionlessness (English): The state or condition of being companionless;...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being companionless;...
Ancestry of “companionlessness”, step by step
companionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English companionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | companionless | Without a companion; friendless, alone |
| 2 | English | companion | A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with... |
| 3 | Middle English | companion | — |
| 4 | Old French | compaignon | friend; colleague, companion |
| 5 | Late Latin | companio | a person who shares the bread; companion |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 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 | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 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,... |
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 |