Where does “dinnerlessness” come from?
dinnerlessness (English) comes from English dinnerless, from English dinner, from Middle English dyner, from Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin disiuno, from Latin disieiūnāre, from Latin iēiūnō, from Latin iēiūnus — to sacrifice.
dinnerlessness (English): Absence of dinner
Definitions
- Absence of dinner
Ancestry of “dinnerlessness”, step by step
dinnerlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dinnerless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dinnerless | Without dinner |
| 2 | English | dinner | A midday meal; The main meal of the day, often... |
| 3 | Middle English | dyner | lunch second meal of the day, eaten in the late morning |
| 4 | Old French | disner | to dine; to eat the main meal of the day; dinner |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | disiuno | — |
| 6 | Latin | disieiūnāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | iēiūnō | to fast |
| 8 | Latin | iēiūnus | fasting, abstinent, hungry |
| 9 | Latin | iaiūnus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |
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 |