Where does “promiselessness” come from?
promiselessness (English) comes from English promiseless, from English promise, from Middle English promis, from Old French promesse, from Medieval Latin promissa, from Latin prōmissum, from Latin promissus, from Latin prōmittō — to fit, to fix, to put together.
promiselessness (English): Absence of promise
Definitions
- Absence of promise
Ancestry of “promiselessness”, step by step
promiselessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English promiseless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | promiseless | Without a promise |
| 2 | English | promise | an oath or affirmation; a vow; a transaction... |
| 3 | Middle English | promis | — |
| 4 | Old French | promesse | promise |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | promissa | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōmissum | promise |
| 7 | Latin | promissus | promised |
| 8 | Latin | prōmittō | to send forth |
| 9 | Latin | prō | for |
| 10 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 11 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
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 |