Where does “descriptionless” come from?
descriptionless (English) comes from English description, from Old French description, from Latin dēscrīptiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
descriptionless (English): Without a description
Definitions
- Without a description
Ancestry of “descriptionless”, step by step
descriptionless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English description
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | description | A sketch or account of anything in words; a... |
| 2 | Old French | description | description |
| 3 | Latin | dēscrīptiō | description |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |