Where does “frontierlessness” come from?
frontierlessness (English) comes from English frontierless, from English frontier, from Middle English frounter, from Old French fronter, from Old French front, from Latin frōns, from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
frontierlessness (English): Absence of frontiers
Definitions
- Absence of frontiers
Ancestry of “frontierlessness”, step by step
frontierlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English frontierless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | frontierless | Without frontiers |
| 2 | English | frontier | The part of a country which borders or faces... |
| 3 | Middle English | frounter | A frontier or borderland; A fort located upon the... |
| 4 | Old French | fronter | — |
| 5 | Old French | front | forehead; front |
| 6 | Latin | frōns | a leafy branch; foliage; greenery |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰron-t- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰren- | project; to project; to stand out; to project;... |
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 |