Where does “poisonlessness” come from?
poisonlessness (English) comes from English poisonless, from English poison, from Middle English poysoun, from Old French poison, from Latin pōtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
poisonlessness (English): Absence of poison
Definitions
- Absence of poison
Ancestry of “poisonlessness”, step by step
poisonlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poisonless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poisonless | Without poison |
| 2 | English | poison | A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living... |
| 3 | Middle English | poysoun | A poison; a poisonous substance especially as a drink |
| 4 | Old French | poison | poison; potion |
| 5 | Latin | pōtiō | drinking |
| 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 |