Where does “creedlessness” come from?
creedlessness (English) comes from English creedless, from English Creed, from Middle English crede, from Old English creda, from Latin crēdō, from Proto-Italic krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱréddʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰh₁eti — to do, put, place.
creedlessness (English): Absence of creed
Definitions
- Absence of creed
Ancestry of “creedlessness”, step by step
creedlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English creedless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | creedless | Without a creed; not related to a specific creed |
| 2 | English | Creed | The Apostles' Creed |
| 3 | Middle English | crede | creed statement of belief |
| 4 | Old English | creda | creed statement of belief |
| 5 | Latin | crēdō | to believe, to trust in, to give credence to |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | krezdō | to believe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱréddʰh₁eti | to believe, trust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰh₁eti | Forms resultative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
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 |