Where does “jacketlessness” come from?
jacketlessness (English) comes from English jacketless, from English jacket, from Middle French jacquet, from Old French jaque, from Arabic شَكّ — doubt, suspicion.
jacketlessness (English): Absence of a jacket
Definitions
- Absence of a jacket
Ancestry of “jacketlessness”, step by step
jacketlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jacketless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jacketless | Without a jacket |
| 2 | English | jacket | A piece of clothing worn on the upper body... |
| 3 | Middle French | jacquet | — |
| 4 | Old French | jaque | a gambison; a type of tight-fitting shirt |
| 5 | Arabic | شَكّ | doubt, suspicion |
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 |