Where does “maplessness” come from?
maplessness (English) comes from English mapless, from English map, from Middle English mappemounde, from Old French mapamonde, from Latin mundus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.
maplessness (English): Absence of a map
Definitions
- Absence of a map
Ancestry of “maplessness”, step by step
maplessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mapless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mapless | Without a map or maps |
| 2 | English | map | A visual representation of an area, whether real... |
| 3 | Middle English | mappemounde | — |
| 4 | Old French | mapamonde | world map |
| 5 | Latin | mundus | clean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mewH- | to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet |
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 |