Where does “poetrylessness” come from?
poetrylessness (English) comes from English poetryless, from English poetry, from Middle English poetrye, from Old French pöeterie, from Medieval Latin poetria, from Latin poēta, from Ancient Greek ποιητής, from Ancient Greek -τής — passed , crossed.
poetrylessness (English): Absence of poetry
Definitions
- Absence of poetry
Ancestry of “poetrylessness”, step by step
poetrylessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poetryless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poetryless | Without poetry |
| 2 | English | poetry | Literature composed in verse or language... |
| 3 | Middle English | poetrye | — |
| 4 | Old French | pöeterie | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | poetria | poetry, poesy; poetess |
| 6 | Latin | poēta | poet |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ποιητής | A maker, inventor, lawgiver; The composer of a... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | 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 |