Where does “curtainlessness” come from?
curtainlessness (English) comes from English curtainless, from English curtain, from Middle English curteyn, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cortina, from Latin cortina, from Latin cortem, from Latin cors — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
curtainlessness (English): Absence of curtains
Definitions
- Absence of curtains
Ancestry of “curtainlessness”, step by step
curtainlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English curtainless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | curtainless | Without curtains |
| 2 | English | curtain | A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to... |
| 3 | Middle English | curteyn | — |
| 4 | Old French | cortine | curtain |
| 5 | Late Latin | cortina | cauldron; curtain; curtain |
| 6 | Latin | cortina | cauldron, kettle; the sacred tripod of Apollo,... |
| 7 | Latin | cortem | accusative singular of cōrs |
| 8 | Latin | cors | Alternative form of cohors; farmyard or... |
| 9 | Latin | cohors | a court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or... |
| 10 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 11 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 12 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 13 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 17 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 18 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 19 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 20 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 21 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 22 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 23 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |