Where does “messagelessness” come from?
messagelessness (English) comes from English messageless, from English message, from Old French message, from Latin missāticum, from Latin missus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
messagelessness (English): Absence of a message
Definitions
- Absence of a message
Ancestry of “messagelessness”, step by step
messagelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English messageless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | messageless | Without a message |
| 2 | English | message | A communication, or what is communicated; any... |
| 3 | Old French | message | message; messenger |
| 4 | Latin | missāticum | message |
| 5 | Latin | missus | sent, having been sent, caused to go, having been... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | 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 |