Where does “nowhereness” come from?
nowhereness (English) comes from English nowhere, from English no, from Middle English noo, from Middle English none, from Old English nōn, from Latin nōna, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos — new; to nod, assent to.
nowhereness (English): The quality of being nowhere
Definitions
- The quality of being nowhere
Ancestry of “nowhereness”, step by step
nowhereness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nowhere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nowhere | In no place; To no place; Unimportant; unworthy... |
| 2 | English | no | Not any; Hardly any; Not any possibility or... |
| 3 | Middle English | noo | — |
| 4 | Middle English | none | Alternative form of nonne; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | nōn | noon; the ninth hour; the ninth hour |
| 6 | Latin | nōna | nones canonical hour |
| 7 | Latin | nōnus | ninth |
| 8 | Latin | novenos | accusative masculine plural of novēnus |
| 9 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 10 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
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 |