Where does “remorselessness” come from?
remorselessness (English) comes from English remorseless, from English remorse, from Middle English remors, from Old French remors, from Latin remorsus, from Latin remordeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
remorselessness (English): the characteristic of lacking remorse
Definitions
- the characteristic of lacking remorse
Ancestry of “remorselessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | remorseless | Without remorse, mercy or pity; Unyielding or... |
| 2 | English | remorse | A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or... |
| 3 | Middle English | remors | remorse |
| 4 | Old French | remors | remorse |
| 5 | Latin | remorsus | a biting in return |
| 6 | Latin | remordeō | to bite back or again |
| 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 |