Where does “languagelessness” come from?
languagelessness (English) comes from English languageless, from English language, from Middle English langage, from Old French language, from Vulgar Latin linguaticum, from Latin lingua, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
languagelessness (English): The state of being languageless; lack of language
Definitions
- The state of being languageless; lack of language
Ancestry of “languagelessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | languageless | Without language |
| 2 | English | language | A body of words, and set of methods of combining... |
| 3 | Middle English | langage | language, tongue, speech; dialect, idiom, local... |
| 4 | Old French | language | language |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | linguaticum | language |
| 6 | Latin | lingua | tongue; a speech; an utterance or expression |
| 7 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |