Where does โraylessnessโ 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 arrฤdล, from Gothic ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ธ๐ โ whale, sea monster; abyss.
raylessness (English): Utter darkness, without any ray of light; The...
Definitions
- Utter darkness, without any ray of light; The...
Ancestry of โraylessnessโ, 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 | โ |
| 4 | English | array | Clothing and ornamentation; A collection laid out... |
| 5 | Middle English | arrayen | โ |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | arraier | โ |
| 7 | Latin | arrฤdล | To advise |
| 8 | Gothic | ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ธ๐ | appointed, ordained |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | garaidaz | ready, arranged, prepared |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | แธฑรณm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | แธฑe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | โ |
| 14 | Russian | ะบะธั | whale; genitive plural of ะบะธฬัะฐ |
| 15 | Old Church Slavonic | ะบะธัั | whale |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | ฮบแฟฯฮฟฯ | 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 Sรกlbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | โ |
| 3 | Old English | nรฆs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasjฤ | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nรฉhโs | nose |