Where does “ideallessness” come from?
ideallessness (English) comes from English idealless, from English ideal, from French idéal, from Latin ideālis, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
ideallessness (English): Absence of ideals
Definitions
- Absence of ideals
Ancestry of “ideallessness”, step by step
ideallessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English idealless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | idealless | Devoid of ideals |
| 2 | English | ideal | Optimal; being the best possibility; Perfect,... |
| 3 | French | idéal | ideal |
| 4 | Latin | ideālis | ideal |
| 5 | Latin | idea | idea; prototype |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἰδέα | form, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἴδω | to see; I see |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
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 |