Where does “lintlessness” come from?
lintlessness (English) comes from English lintless, from English lint, from Middle English lynet, from Old French linette, from Old French lin, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom — flax.
lintlessness (English): Absence of lint
Definitions
- Absence of lint
Ancestry of “lintlessness”, step by step
lintlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lintless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lintless | That does not contain, or does not shed lint |
| 2 | English | lint | A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen... |
| 3 | Middle English | lynet | lint; linen; flax or fabric made of it |
| 4 | Old French | linette | grain of flax |
| 5 | Old French | lin | line |
| 6 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 7 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
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 |