Where does “sequencelessness” come from?
sequencelessness (English) comes from English sequenceless, from English sequence, from Middle English sequence, from Old French sequence, from Late Latin sequentia, from Latin sequens, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr — to follow; to see; to say.
sequencelessness (English): Absence of sequence
Definitions
- Absence of sequence
Ancestry of “sequencelessness”, step by step
sequencelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sequenceless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sequenceless | Without a sequence |
| 2 | English | sequence | A set of things next to each other in a set... |
| 3 | Middle English | sequence | — |
| 4 | Old French | sequence | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | sequentia | a following |
| 6 | Latin | sequens | following |
| 7 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
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 |