Where does “decaylessness” come from?
decaylessness (English) comes from English decayless, from English decay, from Middle English decayen, from Anglo-Norman decaeir, from Medieval Latin decadere, from Latin decido, from Latin cado, from Proto-Italic kadō — to fall.
decaylessness (English): Absence of decay
Definitions
- Absence of decay
Ancestry of “decaylessness”, step by step
decaylessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English decayless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decayless | undecaying, imperishable |
| 2 | English | decay | The process or result of being gradually... |
| 3 | Middle English | decayen | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | decaeir | to fall away, decay, decline |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | decadere | — |
| 6 | Latin | decido | I fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down; I... |
| 7 | Latin | cado | I fall, I fall out; I die; I cease |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
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 |