Where does “interestlessness” come from?
interestlessness (English) comes from English interestless, from English interest, from Old French interest, from French intérêt, from Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία — to be.
interestlessness (English): Absence of interest
Definitions
- Absence of interest
Ancestry of “interestlessness”, step by step
interestlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interestless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interestless | Without interest |
| 2 | English | interest | The price paid for obtaining, or price received... |
| 3 | Old French | interest | — |
| 4 | French | intérêt | interest; point |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 6 | Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 7 | Latin | esse | present infinitive of sum; state, condition;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
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 |