Where does “fencelessness” come from?
fencelessness (English) comes from English fenceless, from English fence, from Middle English fence, from Middle English defence, from Old French defens, from Late Latin defensa, from Latin defensus, from Latin dēfendō — afterwards, post; by, at.
fencelessness (English): Lack of fences
Definitions
- Lack of fences
Ancestry of “fencelessness”, step by step
fencelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fenceless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fenceless | Without a fence; unfenced |
| 2 | English | fence | A thin artificial barrier that separates two... |
| 3 | Middle English | fence | — |
| 4 | Middle English | defence | — |
| 5 | Old French | defens | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | defensa | protection; bounded, defended; defence |
| 7 | Latin | defensus | driven away, having been driven away; defended,... |
| 8 | Latin | dēfendō | to drive away |
| 9 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 10 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 11 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 12 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 |