Where does “crossveinlessness” come from?
crossveinlessness (English) comes from English crossveinless, from English crossvein, from English cross-, from Irish cros-, from Irish cros, from Old Irish cros, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks — to caw, crow.
crossveinlessness (English): Absence of crossveins
Definitions
- Absence of crossveins
Ancestry of “crossveinlessness”, step by step
crossveinlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crossveinless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crossveinless | That lacks crossveins |
| 2 | English | crossvein | A vein of ore that intersects another; A vein in... |
| 3 | English | cross- | exchange; switch; across; Indicating... |
| 4 | Irish | cros- | cross- |
| 5 | Irish | cros | cross; crosspiece; trial, affliction |
| 6 | Old Irish | cros | cross |
| 7 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
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 |