Where does “disklessness” come from?
disklessness (English) comes from English diskless, from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
disklessness (English): Absence of a disk or disks
Definitions
- Absence of a disk or disks
Ancestry of “disklessness”, step by step
disklessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diskless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diskless | Without the use of floppy disks |
| 2 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 3 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 4 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |
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 |