Where does “dowerlessness” come from?
dowerlessness (English) comes from English dowerless, from English dower, from Middle English dower, from Old French doeire, from Medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
dowerlessness (English): Absence of a dower
Definitions
- Absence of a dower
Ancestry of “dowerlessness”, step by step
dowerlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dowerless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dowerless | Lacking a dowry |
| 2 | English | dower | The part of or interest in a deceased husband's... |
| 3 | Middle English | dower | A dower; a life estate of a male spouse's... |
| 4 | Old French | doeire | dowry |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | dotarium | — |
| 6 | Latin | dōs | dowry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dōtis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃tis | giving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
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 |