Where does “evidencelessness” come from?
evidencelessness (English) comes from English evidenceless, from English evidence, from Middle English evidence, from Latin evidentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
evidencelessness (English): Absence of evidence
Definitions
- Absence of evidence
Ancestry of “evidencelessness”, step by step
evidencelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English evidenceless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | evidenceless | Lacking evidence |
| 2 | English | evidence | Facts or observations presented in support of an... |
| 3 | Middle English | evidence | — |
| 4 | Latin | evidentia | evidence; obviousness; vividness |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
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 |