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
- Lack of extension
Ancestry of “extensionlessness”, step by step
extensionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English extensionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extensionless | Lacking a file extension |
| 2 | English | Extension | The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase |
| 3 | Middle English | extensioun | — |
| 4 | Old French | estension | — |
| 5 | Latin | extensio | extension, stretching; swelling, tumour |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |