Where does “narrativelessness” come from?
narrativelessness (English) comes from English narrativeless, from English narrative, from Middle French narratif, from Latin nārrātīvus, from Latin narro, from Latin nārō, from Proto-Italic gnārāō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃ro- — to know.
narrativelessness (English): Absence of a narrative
Definitions
- Absence of a narrative
Ancestry of “narrativelessness”, step by step
narrativelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English narrativeless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | narrativeless | Devoid of narrative |
| 2 | English | narrative | Telling a story; Overly talkative; garrulous; Of... |
| 3 | Middle French | narratif | — |
| 4 | Latin | nārrātīvus | — |
| 5 | Latin | narro | I narrate, recount; I report; I tell, speak |
| 6 | Latin | nārō | that flows into the Adriatic Sea, now the Neretva or Narenta |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gnārāō | I make known, I tell; to make known, tell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃ro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
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 |