Where does “prefixlessness” come from?
prefixlessness (English) comes from English prefixless, from English prefix, from Latin praefixum, from Latin praefixus, from Latin praefigo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
prefixlessness (English): Absence of a prefix
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- Absence of a prefix
Ancestry of “prefixlessness”, step by step
prefixlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prefixless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prefixless | Without a prefix |
| 2 | English | prefix | Something placed before another; To determine... |
| 3 | Latin | praefixum | nominative neuter singular of praefīxus;... |
| 4 | Latin | praefixus | fastened or attached in front; prefixed |
| 5 | Latin | praefigo | I fasten before, attach in front; I point with |
| 6 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | 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 |