Where does “policylessness” come from?
policylessness (English) comes from English policyless, from English policy, from Middle English policie, from Old French policie, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
policylessness (English): Absence of a policy
Definitions
- Absence of a policy
Ancestry of “policylessness”, step by step
policylessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English policyless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | policyless | Without a policy or policies |
| 2 | English | policy | A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to... |
| 3 | Middle English | policie | — |
| 4 | Old French | policie | — |
| 5 | Latin | polītīa | state, government, administration |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολιτεία | the relation in which a citizen stands to the... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
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 |