Where does “couragelessness” come from?
couragelessness (English) comes from English courageless, from English courage, from Middle English corage, from Old French corage, from Vulgar Latin coraticum, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
couragelessness (English): Lack of courage
Definitions
- Lack of courage
Ancestry of “couragelessness”, step by step
couragelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English courageless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | courageless | Devoid of courage; fearful, cowardly |
| 2 | English | courage | The quality of being confident, not afraid or... |
| 3 | Middle English | corage | courage; heart |
| 4 | Old French | corage | courage |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | coraticum | — |
| 6 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
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 |