Where does “petlessness” come from?
petlessness (English) comes from English petless, from English PET, from English petition, from Old French peticiun, from Latin petitio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
petlessness (English): Absence of pets
Definitions
- Absence of pets
Ancestry of “petlessness”, step by step
petlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English petless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | petless | Without pets |
| 2 | English | PET | Initialism of polyethylene terephthalate; Acronym... |
| 3 | English | petition | A formal, written request made to an official... |
| 4 | Old French | peticiun | request; demand |
| 5 | Latin | petitio | an attack, thrust, blow; a request, petition,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |