Where does “raylessness” come from?
raylessness (English) comes from English rayless, from English Ray, from Middle English rayen, from English array, from Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier, from Latin arrēdō, from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 — whale, sea monster; abyss.
raylessness (English): Utter darkness, without any ray of light; The...
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- Utter darkness, without any ray of light; The...
Ancestry of “raylessness”, step by step
raylessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rayless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rayless | Lacking rays; Lightless, gloomy; Lacking florets |
| 2 | English | Ray | also used as a formal given name |
| 3 | Middle English | rayen | — |
| 4 | English | array | Clothing and ornamentation; A collection laid out... |
| 5 | Middle English | arrayen | — |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | arraier | — |
| 7 | Latin | arrēdō | To advise |
| 8 | Gothic | 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 | appointed, ordained |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | garaidaz | ready, arranged, prepared |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 15 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |
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 |