Where does “gridlessness” come from?
gridlessness (English) comes from English gridless, from English grid, from English griddle, from Middle English gridil, from Anglo-Norman gredil, from Old French greïl, from Old French graïlle, from Occitan gralha.
gridlessness (English): Absence of a grid or grids
Definitions
- Absence of a grid or grids
Ancestry of “gridlessness”, step by step
gridlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gridless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gridless | Lacking a grid |
| 2 | English | grid | A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of... |
| 3 | English | griddle | A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which... |
| 4 | Middle English | gridil | An iron grate or grid |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | gredil | Alternative form of greil |
| 6 | Old French | greïl | grill (usually metal mesh suitable for being exposed to fire) |
| 7 | Old French | graïlle | grate, grating |
| 8 | Occitan | gralha | crow |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | gracla | — |
| 10 | Latin | grācula | (female) jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) |
| 11 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
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 |