Where does “poemlessness” come from?
poemlessness (English) comes from English poemless, from English poem, from Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα, from Ancient Greek ποιέω, from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō — to make.
poemlessness (English): Absence of poems
Definitions
- Absence of poems
Ancestry of “poemlessness”, step by step
poemlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poemless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poemless | Without a poem |
| 2 | English | poem | A literary piece written in verse; A piece of... |
| 3 | Middle French | poème | — |
| 4 | Latin | poēma | poem literary piece written in verse |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ποίημα | a work, creation; a poem; a deed, action |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ποιέω | To make; To do; To pretend |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʷoiwéyō | to make |
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 |