Where does “servantlessness” come from?
servantlessness (English) comes from English servantless, from English servant, from Middle English servaunt, from Old French servant, from Old French servir, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
servantlessness (English): Absence of servants
Definitions
- Absence of servants
Ancestry of “servantlessness”, step by step
servantlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English servantless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | servantless | Without a servant or servants |
| 2 | English | servant | One who is hired to perform regular household or... |
| 3 | Middle English | servaunt | A labourer or employee; one who works for another |
| 4 | Old French | servant | present participle of servir; that serves; that... |
| 5 | Old French | servir | to serve |
| 6 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 7 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
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 |