Where does “lethargicness” come from?
lethargicness (English) comes from English lethargic, from Ancient Greek ληθαργικός, from Ancient Greek λήθαργος, from Ancient Greek ἀργός, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
lethargicness (English): The quality of being lethargic
Definitions
- The quality of being lethargic
Ancestry of “lethargicness”, step by step
lethargicness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lethargic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lethargic | sluggish, slow; indifferent, apathetic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ληθαργικός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λήθαργος | forgetful; lethargic; lethargy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀργός | white, bright; swift; not working, idle |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
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 |