Where does “flairlessness” come from?
flairlessness (English) comes from English flairless, from English flair, from Middle English flayre, from Old French flair, from Old French flairier, from Latin flāgrō, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō — to smell.
flairlessness (English): Absence of flair
Definitions
- Absence of flair
Ancestry of “flairlessness”, step by step
flairlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flairless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flairless | Devoid of flair |
| 2 | English | flair | A natural or innate talent or aptitude;... |
| 3 | Middle English | flayre | A smell or scent; a nasal sensation; An... |
| 4 | Old French | flair | smell; odor; sense of smell |
| 5 | Old French | flairier | to smell |
| 6 | Latin | flāgrō | to burn, blaze |
| 7 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |
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 |