Where does “governmentlessness” come from?
governmentlessness (English) comes from English governmentless, from English government, from Middle English governement, from Old French governement, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
governmentlessness (English): Absence of government
Definitions
- Absence of government
Ancestry of “governmentlessness”, step by step
governmentlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English governmentless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | governmentless | Without a government |
| 2 | English | government | The body with the power to make and/or enforce... |
| 3 | Middle English | governement | The action of governing; a method of control; A... |
| 4 | Old French | governement | government |
| 5 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 6 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 7 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
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 |