Where does “prospectlessness” come from?
prospectlessness (English) comes from English prospectless, from English prospect, from German Prospekt, from Latin prospectus, from Latin prospicio, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
prospectlessness (English): Lack of prospects
Definitions
- Lack of prospects
Ancestry of “prospectlessness”, step by step
prospectlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prospectless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prospectless | Without prospects; futureless |
| 2 | English | prospect | The region which the eye overlooks at one time;... |
| 3 | German | Prospekt | brochure |
| 4 | Latin | prospectus | view, sight, prospect; panorama; watched or... |
| 5 | Latin | prospicio | I look far off; I see into the distance; I watch... |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | 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 |