Where does “remedilessness” come from?
remedilessness (English) comes from English remediless, from English remedy, from Middle English remedie, from Old French remedie, from Latin remedium, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
remedilessness (English): Absence of remedy; incurability
Definitions
- Absence of remedy; incurability
Ancestry of “remedilessness”, step by step
remedilessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English remediless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | remediless | Not having a remedy; not capable of being... |
| 2 | English | remedy | Something that corrects or counteracts; The legal... |
| 3 | Middle English | remedie | Alternative form of remedye |
| 4 | Old French | remedie | — |
| 5 | Latin | remedium | remedy, cure; medicine; aid, assistance |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | 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 |