Where does “familylessness” come from?
familylessness (English) comes from English familyless, from English family, from Middle English famylye, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
familylessness (English): The state or condition of being familyless
Definitions
- The state or condition of being familyless
Ancestry of “familylessness”, step by step
familylessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English familyless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | familyless | Without a family |
| 2 | English | family | A group of people who are closely related to one... |
| 3 | Middle English | famylye | family |
| 4 | Latin | familia | family; household; A quantity of land adequate... |
| 5 | Latin | famulus | serving, servile; a servant, slave |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | famelos | servile, domestic |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰh₁-m-eló- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
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 |