Where does “debtlessness” come from?
debtlessness (English) comes from English debtless, from English debt, from Middle English dette, from Old French dete, from Latin dēbita, from Latin dēbitus, from Latin dēbeō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
debtlessness (English): Absence of debt
Definitions
- Absence of debt
Ancestry of “debtlessness”, step by step
debtlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English debtless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | debtless | Without debt; Not in debt; not owing any money |
| 2 | English | debt | An action, state of mind, or object one has an... |
| 3 | Middle English | dette | Goods or possessions owed to or due to another... |
| 4 | Old French | dete | debt |
| 5 | Latin | dēbita | — |
| 6 | Latin | dēbitus | owed |
| 7 | Latin | dēbeō | to owe something, to be under obligation to and for something |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 |