Where does “figurelessness” come from?
figurelessness (English) comes from English figureless, from English figure, from Middle English figure, from Old French figure, from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
figurelessness (English): The state or quality of being figureless
Definitions
- The state or quality of being figureless
Ancestry of “figurelessness”, step by step
figurelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English figureless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | figureless | Without a figure or figures |
| 2 | English | figure | A drawing or diagram conveying information; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | figure | shape, form, appearance |
| 4 | Old French | figure | — |
| 5 | Latin | figūra | shape, form, figure |
| 6 | Latin | fingō | to shape, fashion, form, knead (dough) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |
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 |