Where does “famelessness” come from?
famelessness (English) comes from English fameless, from English fame, from Old French fame, from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
famelessness (English): Lack of fame; obscurity
Definitions
- Lack of fame; obscurity
Ancestry of “famelessness”, step by step
famelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fameless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fameless | Without fame |
| 2 | English | fame | What is said or reported; gossip, rumour; One's... |
| 3 | Old French | fame | wife, female partner; woman |
| 4 | Latin | fēmina | woman |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fēmanā | woman |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ | who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |
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 |