Where does “propertylessness” come from?
propertylessness (English) comes from English propertyless, from English property, from Middle English propertee, from Old French propreté, from Latin proprietās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
propertylessness (English): Lack of property
Definitions
- Lack of property
Ancestry of “propertylessness”, step by step
propertylessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English propertyless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | propertyless | Without property—things owned; Having no... |
| 2 | English | property | Something that is owned; A piece of real estate,... |
| 3 | Middle English | propertee | — |
| 4 | Old French | propreté | ownership; property |
| 5 | Latin | proprietās | quality, property, peculiarity, character |
| 6 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | 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 |