Where does “genrelessness” come from?
genrelessness (English) comes from English genreless, from English genre, from French genré, from Old French gendre, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
genrelessness (English): Absence of genre
Definitions
- Absence of genre
Ancestry of “genrelessness”, step by step
genrelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English genreless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | genreless | Without a genre |
| 2 | English | genre | A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially... |
| 3 | French | genré | genric |
| 4 | Old French | gendre | son-in-law |
| 5 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
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 |