Where does “pleasurelessness” come from?
pleasurelessness (English) comes from English pleasureless, from English pleasure, from English pleasur, from Middle English plaisir, from Old French plaisir, from Latin placeō — to be pleasing or agreeable to; to please, to be nice; to be welcome or acceptable; to satisfy, suit in a mental rather than a sensual way.
pleasurelessness (English): Absence of pleasure
Definitions
- Absence of pleasure
Ancestry of “pleasurelessness”, step by step
pleasurelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pleasureless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pleasureless | Without pleasure |
| 2 | English | pleasure | A state of being pleased or contented;... |
| 3 | English | pleasur | — |
| 4 | Middle English | plaisir | pleasure |
| 5 | Old French | plaisir | pleasure; to please |
| 6 | Latin | placeō | to be pleasing or agreeable to; to please, to be nice; to be welcome or acceptable; to satisfy, suit in a mental rather than a sensual way |
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 |