Where does “grieflessness” come from?
grieflessness (English) comes from English griefless, from English grief, from Middle English greef, from Old French grief, from Late Latin grevis, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
grieflessness (English): The state or condition of being griefless; lack...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being griefless; lack...
Ancestry of “grieflessness”, step by step
grieflessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English griefless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | griefless | Without grief; ungrieving |
| 2 | English | grief | Suffering, hardship; Pain of mind arising from... |
| 3 | Middle English | greef | — |
| 4 | Old French | grief | pain; anguish; suffering; sad |
| 5 | Late Latin | grevis | — |
| 6 | Latin | gravis | heavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
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 |