Where does “illusionlessness” come from?
illusionlessness (English) comes from English illusionless, from English illusion, from Old French illusion, from Latin illūsiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
illusionlessness (English): Absence of illusion
Definitions
- Absence of illusion
Ancestry of “illusionlessness”, step by step
illusionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English illusionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | illusionless | Devoid of illusions |
| 2 | English | illusion | Anything that seems to be something that it is... |
| 3 | Old French | illusion | — |
| 4 | Latin | illūsiō | jeering, mocking |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |