Where does “religionlessness” come from?
religionlessness (English) comes from English religionless, from English Religion, from Middle English religioun, from Old French religion, from Latin religiō, from Latin religō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
religionlessness (English): Absence of religion
Definitions
- Absence of religion
Ancestry of “religionlessness”, step by step
religionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English religionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | religionless | Lacking religion |
| 2 | English | Religion | Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief |
| 3 | Middle English | religioun | religion |
| 4 | Old French | religion | religion |
| 5 | Latin | religiō | scrupulousness, conscientious exactness |
| 6 | Latin | religō | to bind fast |
| 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 |