Where does “confessionlessness” come from?
confessionlessness (English) comes from English confessionless, from English confession, from Middle English confessioun, from Old French confession, from Latin confessio, from Latin cōnfiteor, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
confessionlessness (English): Absence of confession
Definitions
- Absence of confession
Ancestry of “confessionlessness”, step by step
confessionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English confessionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | confessionless | Having no confession |
| 2 | English | confession | The open admittance of having done something; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | confessioun | confession |
| 4 | Old French | confession | confession (the disclosure of one's sins to a clergyman for absolution) |
| 5 | Latin | confessio | a confession, acknowledgment; creed or avowal of... |
| 6 | Latin | cōnfiteor | to confess, admit |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 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 |
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 |