Where does “sheenlessness” come from?
sheenlessness (English) comes from English sheenless, from English sheen, from Middle English shene, from Old English sċīene, from Proto-West Germanic skaunī, from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
sheenlessness (English): The quality of being sheenless; matte; glosslessness
Definitions
- The quality of being sheenless; matte; glosslessness
Ancestry of “sheenlessness”, step by step
sheenlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sheenless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sheenless | Without a sheen; dull |
| 2 | English | sheen | Beautiful, good-looking, attractive; radiant;... |
| 3 | Middle English | shene | — |
| 4 | Old English | sċīene | beautiful, fair, bright, brilliant, light |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skaunī | beautiful |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaunį̄ | niceness, beauty |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
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 |