Where does “questlessness” come from?
questlessness (English) comes from English questless, from English quest, from Middle English quest, from Anglo-Norman queste, from Latin quaesta, from Latin quaesita, from Latin quaesitus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
questlessness (English): Absence of a quest
Definitions
- Absence of a quest
Ancestry of “questlessness”, step by step
questlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English questless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | questless | Without a quest |
| 2 | English | quest | A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission |
| 3 | Middle English | quest | A legal inquest or investigation; a session of... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | queste | search; act, instance of searching |
| 5 | Latin | quaesta | tribute, tax, inquiry, search |
| 6 | Latin | quaesita | nominative feminine singular of quaesītus;... |
| 7 | Latin | quaesitus | sought for, having been sought for; asked, having... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
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 |