Where does “diffusionlessness” come from?
diffusionlessness (English) comes from English diffusionless, from English diffusion, from Latin diffusio, from Latin diffundō, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
diffusionlessness (English): Absence of diffusion
Definitions
- Absence of diffusion
Ancestry of “diffusionlessness”, step by step
diffusionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diffusionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diffusionless | That does not involve diffusion |
| 2 | English | diffusion | The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or... |
| 3 | Latin | diffusio | spreading out, increase in extent or breadth |
| 4 | Latin | diffundō | to diffuse, scatter |
| 5 | Latin | fundō | to pour out, shed |
| 6 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
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 |