Where does “methodlessness” come from?
methodlessness (English) comes from English methodless, from English method, from Middle French methode, from Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
methodlessness (English): Absence of a method
Definitions
- Absence of a method
Ancestry of “methodlessness”, step by step
methodlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English methodless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | methodless | Without a method; haphazard |
| 2 | English | method | A process by which a task is completed; a way of... |
| 3 | Middle French | methode | method; manner of doing something |
| 4 | Latin | methodus | method; way of teaching |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέθοδος | following after, pursuit; pursuit of knowledge,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μετά | in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
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 |