Where does “resourcelessness” come from?
resourcelessness (English) comes from English resourceless, from English resource, from Middle French ressource, from Old French resourse, from Old French resourdre, from Latin resurgō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
resourcelessness (English): Lack of resources
Definitions
- Lack of resources
Ancestry of “resourcelessness”, step by step
resourcelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English resourceless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | resourceless | Without resources |
| 2 | English | resource | Something that one uses to achieve an objective,... |
| 3 | Middle French | ressource | — |
| 4 | Old French | resourse | — |
| 5 | Old French | resourdre | to spring up |
| 6 | Latin | resurgō | to rise 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 |
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 |