Where does “objectlessness” come from?
objectlessness (English) comes from English objectless, from English object, from Old French object, from Latin obiectum, from Latin obiectus, from Latin obiciō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
objectlessness (English): The state or condition of being objectless
Definitions
- The state or condition of being objectless
Ancestry of “objectlessness”, step by step
objectlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English objectless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | objectless | Without a purpose; Without a grammatical object |
| 2 | English | object | A thing that has physical existence but is not alive |
| 3 | Old French | object | — |
| 4 | Latin | obiectum | A charge, accusation |
| 5 | Latin | obiectus | offered, presented; exposed; interposed, opposed |
| 6 | Latin | obiciō | to throw or put to, towards, in front of or before |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
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 |