Where does “definitionless” come from?
definitionless (English) comes from English definition, from Middle English diffinicioun, from Middle French definition, from Latin dēfīnītiō, from Latin dēfīniō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
definitionless (English): Without a definition; Lacking definition; blurry...
Definitions
- Without a definition; Lacking definition; blurry...
Ancestry of “definitionless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | definition | A statement of the meaning of a word or word... |
| 2 | Middle English | diffinicioun | — |
| 3 | Middle French | definition | definition |
| 4 | Latin | dēfīnītiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēfīniō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | — |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “definitionless”