Where does “definitionlessness” come from?
definitionlessness (English) comes from English definitionless, from English definition, from Middle English diffinicioun, from Middle French definition, from Latin dēfīnītiō, from Latin dēfīniō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
definitionlessness (English): Lack of definition
Definitions
- Lack of definition
Ancestry of “definitionlessness”, step by step
definitionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English definitionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | definitionless | Without a definition; Lacking definition; blurry... |
| 2 | English | definition | A statement of the meaning of a word or word... |
| 3 | Middle English | diffinicioun | — |
| 4 | Middle French | definition | definition |
| 5 | Latin | dēfīnītiō | definition; precise description |
| 6 | Latin | dēfīniō | to bound, set bounds to; to limit |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | 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 |