Where does “rulelessness” come from?
rulelessness (English) comes from English ruleless, from English rule, from Middle English reule, from Old French reule, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
rulelessness (English): Absence of rules
Definitions
- Absence of rules
Ancestry of “rulelessness”, step by step
rulelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ruleless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ruleless | Without rules; unregulated |
| 2 | English | rule | A regulation, law, guideline; A regulating... |
| 3 | Middle English | reule | legal code, set of rules; moral code, principles;... |
| 4 | Old French | reule | rule; ruler; rule |
| 5 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 6 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 |