Where does “consequencelessness” come from?
consequencelessness (English) comes from English consequenceless, from English consequence, from Old French consequence, from Latin consequentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
consequencelessness (English): Absence of consequences
Definitions
- Absence of consequences
Ancestry of “consequencelessness”, step by step
consequencelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English consequenceless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | consequenceless | Free from consequences |
| 2 | English | consequence | That which follows something on which it depends;... |
| 3 | Old French | consequence | — |
| 4 | Latin | consequentia | logical consequence; sequence, progression;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
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 |