Where does “inklessness” come from?
inklessness (English) comes from English inkless, from English ink, from Middle English ynke, from Old French enque, from Latin encaustum, from Latin encaustus, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστος, from Ancient Greek ἐν- — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
inklessness (English): Absence of ink
Definitions
- Absence of ink
Ancestry of “inklessness”, step by step
inklessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inkless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inkless | Without ink |
| 2 | English | ink | A pigment -based fluid used for writing, printing... |
| 3 | Middle English | ynke | ink |
| 4 | Old French | enque | ink |
| 5 | Latin | encaustum | the purple-red ink used by the later Roman... |
| 6 | Latin | encaustus | burned in, encaustic; the encaustic mode of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἔγκαυστος | burned in |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
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 |