Where does “divorcelessness” come from?
divorcelessness (English) comes from English divorceless, from English divorcé, from French divorcé, from Italian divorzio, from Spanish divorcio, from Portuguese divórcio, from Latin dīvortium, from Latin dīvertere — two.
divorcelessness (English): Absence of divorce
Definitions
- Absence of divorce
Ancestry of “divorcelessness”, step by step
divorcelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English divorceless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | divorceless | Without divorces; Incapable of being divorced or... |
| 2 | English | divorcé | A divorced man |
| 3 | French | divorcé | past participle of divorcer |
| 4 | Italian | divorzio | divorce; first-person plural present active... |
| 5 | Spanish | divorcio | divorce |
| 6 | Portuguese | divórcio | divorce |
| 7 | Latin | dīvortium | separation |
| 8 | Latin | dīvertere | — |
| 9 | Latin | dīvertō | to separate |
| 10 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
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 |