Where does “fundlessness” come from?
fundlessness (English) comes from English fundless, from English fund, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
fundlessness (English): Absence of funds
Definitions
- Absence of funds
Ancestry of “fundlessness”, step by step
fundlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fundless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fundless | Destitute of funds |
| 2 | English | fund | A sum or source of money; An organization... |
| 3 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
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 |