Where does “extensionlessness” come from?

extensionlessness (English) comes from English extensionless, from English Extension, from Middle English extensioun, from Old French estension, from Latin extensio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

extensionlessness (English): Lack of extension

Definitions

  1. Lack of extension

Ancestry of “extensionlessness”, step by step

extensionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English extensionless

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishextensionlessLacking a file extension
2EnglishExtensionThe act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase
3Middle Englishextensioun
4Old Frenchestension
5Latinextensioextension, stretching; swelling, tumour
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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 Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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