Where does “fatlessness” come from?
fatlessness (English) comes from English fatless, from English fat, from French fat, from Old Occitan fat, from Latin fatuus, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr — to speak, to be talking.
fatlessness (English): Absence of fat
Definitions
- Absence of fat
Ancestry of “fatlessness”, step by step
fatlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fatless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fatless | Without fat, especially in the senses: "made... |
| 2 | English | fat | Carrying more fat than usual on one's body;... |
| 3 | French | fat | conceited |
| 4 | Old Occitan | fat | — |
| 5 | Latin | fatuus | foolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,... |
| 6 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 7 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |
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 |