Where does “qualitylessness” come from?
qualitylessness (English) comes from English qualityless, from English quality, from Old French qualité, from Latin qualitas, from Ancient Greek ποιότης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
qualitylessness (English): Absence of qualities
Definitions
- Absence of qualities
Ancestry of “qualitylessness”, step by step
qualitylessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English qualityless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | qualityless | lacking quality or qualities |
| 2 | English | quality | Level of excellence; A property or an attribute... |
| 3 | Old French | qualité | — |
| 4 | Latin | qualitas | quality, property |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ποιότης | quality |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | 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 |