Where does “foresightlessness” come from?
foresightlessness (English) comes from English foresightless, from English foresight, from Middle English forsight, from Latin prōvidentia, from Latin prōvidēns, from Latin prōvideō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
foresightlessness (English): Lack of foresight
Definitions
- Lack of foresight
Ancestry of “foresightlessness”, step by step
foresightlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English foresightless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foresightless | Lacking foresight |
| 2 | English | foresight | The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the... |
| 3 | Middle English | forsight | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōvidentia | The ability to see something in advance; foresight, foreknowledge |
| 5 | Latin | prōvidēns | foreseeing |
| 6 | Latin | prōvideō | to foresee |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |