Where does “regionlessness” come from?
regionlessness (English) comes from English regionless, from English region, from Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos — to copy, imitate.
regionlessness (English): Absence of regions
Definitions
- Absence of regions
Ancestry of “regionlessness”, step by step
regionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English regionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | regionless | Without regions; Not confined or limited to a... |
| 2 | English | region | Any considerable and connected part of a space or... |
| 3 | Middle English | regioun | realm, nation, country; authority, governance;... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | regiun | region |
| 5 | Latin | regiō | direction, line |
| 6 | Latin | Aemilia | — |
| 7 | Latin | aemulus | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | aimelos | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | aimos | imitation |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |
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 |