Where does “schemelessness” come from?
schemelessness (English) comes from English schemeless, from English Scheme, from Latin schēma, from Ancient Greek σχῆμα, from Ancient Greek ἔχω, from Proto-Hellenic hékʰō, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.
schemelessness (English): Absence of a scheme or plan
Definitions
- Absence of a scheme or plan
Ancestry of “schemelessness”, step by step
schemelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English schemeless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | schemeless | Without a scheme |
| 2 | English | Scheme | A programming language, one of the two major dialects of Lisp |
| 3 | Latin | schēma | shape, figure, form, manner, posture |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σχῆμα | form, shape, figure; appearance, show, pretense;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔχω | I have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hékʰō | to have |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |
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 |