Where does “inflectionlessness” come from?
inflectionlessness (English) comes from English inflectionless, from English inflection, from English inflexion, from Middle French inflexion, from Latin inflexio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
inflectionlessness (English): Absence of inflection
Definitions
- Absence of inflection
Ancestry of “inflectionlessness”, step by step
inflectionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inflectionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inflectionless | Without inflection |
| 2 | English | inflection | A change in the form of a word that reflects a... |
| 3 | English | inflexion | Alternative spelling of inflection |
| 4 | Middle French | inflexion | — |
| 5 | Latin | inflexio | bending, curving; modification, adaption |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | 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 |