Where does “herolessness” come from?
herolessness (English) comes from English heroless, from English Hero, from Middle English heroes, from Old French heroes, from Latin hērōs, from Ancient Greek ἥρως, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
herolessness (English): Absence of a hero
Definitions
- Absence of a hero
Ancestry of “herolessness”, step by step
herolessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heroless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heroless | Without a hero |
| 2 | English | Hero | Any of a number of legendary men and women, including the priestess loved by Leander |
| 3 | Middle English | heroes | — |
| 4 | Old French | heroes | — |
| 5 | Latin | hērōs | demigod, hero |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἥρως | a hero of the Trojan War: any of the major... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | to flow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
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 |