Where does “destinylessness” come from?
destinylessness (English) comes from English destinyless, from English Destiny, from Middle English destine, from Old French destinee, from Latin destino, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
destinylessness (English): Absence of destiny
Definitions
- Absence of destiny
Ancestry of “destinylessness”, step by step
destinylessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English destinyless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | destinyless | Without a destiny |
| 2 | English | Destiny | That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will |
| 3 | Middle English | destine | — |
| 4 | Old French | destinee | fate; destiny |
| 5 | Latin | destino | I bind, fasten, secure, fix; I establish,... |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | 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 |