Where does “modelessness” come from?
modelessness (English) comes from English modeless, from English mode, from French mode, from Middle French mode, from Old French mode, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
modelessness (English): The property of being modeless
Definitions
- The property of being modeless
Ancestry of “modelessness”, step by step
modelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English modeless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | modeless | Not modal; not having separate modes in which... |
| 2 | English | mode | One of several ancient Greek scales; One of... |
| 3 | French | mode | fashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,... |
| 4 | Middle French | mode | — |
| 5 | Old French | mode | — |
| 6 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
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 |