Where does “energylessness” come from?

energylessness (English) comes from English energyless, from English energy, from Middle French énergie, from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργής, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός, from Ancient Greek ἐν- — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

energylessness (English): Absence of energy

Definitions

  1. Absence of energy

Ancestry of “energylessness”, step by step

energylessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English energyless

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenergylessWithout energy
2EnglishenergyThe impetus behind all motion and all activity;...
3Middle Frenchénergie
4Late Latinenergiaenergy; efficiency
5Ancient Greekἐνέργειαactivity, operation, vigour; workmanship;...
6Ancient Greekἐνεργήςactive, effective
7Ancient Greekἐνεργόςat work, active
8Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
9Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
10Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
11Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
12Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
13Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
14Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn 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
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-