Where does “oillessness” come from?
oillessness (English) comes from English oilless, from English oil, from Middle English oyle, from Old French oile, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā.
oillessness (English): Absence of oil
Definitions
- Absence of oil
Ancestry of “oillessness”, step by step
oillessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oilless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oilless | Lacking, or not using, oil |
| 2 | English | oil | Liquid fat; Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel... |
| 3 | Middle English | oyle | The oil pressed from olives; olive oil; Oil as... |
| 4 | Old French | oile | oil |
| 5 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |
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 |