Where does “partylessness” come from?
partylessness (English) comes from English partyless, from English Party, from Middle English party, from Anglo-Norman French partie, from Old French partie, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars — passed , crossed.
partylessness (English): Absence of political parties
Definitions
- Absence of political parties
Ancestry of “partylessness”, step by step
partylessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English partyless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | partyless | Without political parties |
| 2 | English | Party | A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract |
| 3 | Middle English | party | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman French | partie | — |
| 5 | Old French | partie | part; section |
| 6 | Old French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 7 | Latin | partiō | to share, part, apportion; divide, distribute |
| 8 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |