Where does “prayerlessness” come from?
prayerlessness (English) comes from English prayerless, from English prayer, from English pray, from Middle English preien, from Anglo-Norman preier, from Old French proiier, from Latin precor, from Latin prex.
prayerlessness (English): The state or condition of being prayerless;...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being prayerless;...
Ancestry of “prayerlessness”, step by step
prayerlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prayerless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prayerless | Without prayer |
| 2 | English | prayer | A practice of communicating with one's God; An... |
| 3 | English | pray | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to... |
| 4 | Middle English | preien | to pray |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | preier | Alternative form of proiier |
| 6 | Old French | proiier | to pray; to pray; to beg; to implore; to beg |
| 7 | Latin | precor | I beseech, beg, pray, entreat; I wish well or ill... |
| 8 | Latin | prex | prayer; request; entreaty |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | preks | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | préḱs | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |
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 |