Where does “publessness” come from?
publessness (English) comes from English publess, from English pub, from English public, from Middle English publik, from Middle French public, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus — army.
publessness (English): Lack of public houses
Definitions
- Lack of public houses
Ancestry of “publessness”, step by step
publessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English publess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | publess | Lacking a pub |
| 2 | English | pub | A public house where beverages, primarily... |
| 3 | English | public | Able to be seen or known by everyone; open to... |
| 4 | Middle English | publik | — |
| 5 | Middle French | public | — |
| 6 | Latin | pūblicus | of or belonging to the people, state, or community |
| 7 | Old Latin | poplicus | Alternative form of publicus |
| 8 | Latin | pōpulus | a people, nation |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |
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 |