Where does “dicklessness” come from?
dicklessness (English) comes from English dickless, from English Dick, from English declaration, from Middle English declaration, from Old French declaration, from Latin declaratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dicklessness (English): Lack of a penis
Definitions
- Lack of a penis
Ancestry of “dicklessness”, step by step
dicklessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dickless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dickless | Without a penis; Circumcised; Of a man: wimpy;... |
| 2 | English | Dick | A male person |
| 3 | English | declaration | A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion,... |
| 4 | Middle English | declaration | — |
| 5 | Old French | declaration | — |
| 6 | Latin | declaratio | The act of making clear; a disclosure,... |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |