Where does “relationlessness” come from?
relationlessness (English) comes from English relationless, from English relation, from Middle English relacion, from Old French relacion, from Latin relātiō, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
relationlessness (English): Lack of relation
Definitions
- Lack of relation
Ancestry of “relationlessness”, step by step
relationlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English relationless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | relationless | Without relations |
| 2 | English | relation | The manner in which two things may be associated;... |
| 3 | Middle English | relacion | — |
| 4 | Old French | relacion | — |
| 5 | Latin | relātiō | carrying or bringing back |
| 6 | Latin | referō | to bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | 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 |