Where does “marketlessness” come from?
marketlessness (English) comes from English marketless, from English market, from Middle English market, from Old Norse markaðr, from Old Saxon markat, from Latin marcātus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
marketlessness (English): Absence of markets
Definitions
- Absence of markets
Ancestry of “marketlessness”, step by step
marketlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English marketless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marketless | without a market |
| 2 | English | market | A gathering of people for the purchase and sale... |
| 3 | Middle English | market | A market periodic public assembly for buying or selling |
| 4 | Old Norse | markaðr | market |
| 5 | Old Saxon | markat | — |
| 6 | Latin | marcātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
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 |