Where does “ornamentlessness” come from?
ornamentlessness (English) comes from English ornamentless, from English ornament, from Middle English ornament, from Old French ornement, from Latin ornāmentum, from Latin ornō, from Latin ōrdnō, from Latin ōrdō — to arrange.
ornamentlessness (English): Absence of ornaments
Definitions
- Absence of ornaments
Ancestry of “ornamentlessness”, step by step
ornamentlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ornamentless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ornamentless | Lacking ornamentation |
| 2 | English | ornament | An element of decoration; that which embellishes... |
| 3 | Middle English | ornament | — |
| 4 | Old French | ornement | ornament |
| 5 | Latin | ornāmentum | equipment, apparatus, furniture |
| 6 | Latin | ornō | to furnish, equip, outfit, prepare |
| 7 | Latin | ōrdnō | — |
| 8 | Latin | ōrdō | a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |
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 |