Where does “offencelessness” come from?
offencelessness (English) comes from English offenceless, from English offence, from Old French offense, from Latin offēnsā, from Latin offenso, from Latin offendō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
offencelessness (English): Absence of offence
Definitions
- Absence of offence
Ancestry of “offencelessness”, step by step
offencelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English offenceless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | offenceless | Alternative form of offenseless |
| 2 | English | offence | Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada... |
| 3 | Old French | offense | — |
| 4 | Latin | offēnsā | offense, violation of law |
| 5 | Latin | offenso | I strike or dash against; I falter, stumble over... |
| 6 | Latin | offendō | to hit, thrust, strike against something |
| 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 |