Where does “praiselessness” come from?
praiselessness (English) comes from English praiseless, from English praise, from Middle English praisen, from Old French proisier, from Late Latin pretio, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
praiselessness (English): Absence of praise
Definitions
- Absence of praise
Ancestry of “praiselessness”, step by step
praiselessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English praiseless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | praiseless | Without praise or approbation |
| 2 | English | praise | commendation; favourable representation in words;... |
| 3 | Middle English | praisen | — |
| 4 | Old French | proisier | to value, prize |
| 5 | Late Latin | pretio | to value, prize; I esteem, I prize, I value; I... |
| 6 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | 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 |