Where does “lashlessness” come from?
lashlessness (English) comes from English lashless, from English lash, from Middle French lachier, from Old French lacier, from Latin laqueo, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.
lashlessness (English): Absence of eyelashes
Definitions
- Absence of eyelashes
Ancestry of “lashlessness”, step by step
lashlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lashless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lashless | Without a lash; Without eyelashes |
| 2 | English | lash | The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which... |
| 3 | Middle French | lachier | — |
| 4 | Old French | lacier | to lace |
| 5 | Latin | laqueo | dative singular of laqueus; ablative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | laqueus | noose; snare, gin, trap |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lakw- | to ensnare |
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 |