Where does “detaillessness” come from?
detaillessness (English) comes from English detailless, from English detail, from French détail, from French détailler, from Old French detailler, from Old French dé-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
detaillessness (English): Absence of detail
Definitions
- Absence of detail
Ancestry of “detaillessness”, step by step
detaillessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English detailless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | detailless | Without detail or details; bare; simplified |
| 2 | English | detail | Something small enough to escape casual notice; A... |
| 3 | French | détail | detail |
| 4 | French | détailler | to detail; to retail |
| 5 | Old French | detailler | — |
| 6 | Old French | dé- | — |
| 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 |