Where does “solutionlessness” come from?
solutionlessness (English) comes from English solutionless, from English solution, from Middle English solucioun, from Old French solucion, from Latin solūtiōnem, from Latin solūtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
solutionlessness (English): Absence of a solution
Definitions
- Absence of a solution
Ancestry of “solutionlessness”, step by step
solutionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English solutionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | solutionless | Without a solution or answer; Without the use of... |
| 2 | English | solution | A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas... |
| 3 | Middle English | solucioun | The answer to or explanation for a problem |
| 4 | Old French | solucion | payment of a debt; annulment; cancelling;... |
| 5 | Latin | solūtiōnem | — |
| 6 | Latin | solūtiō | The act of loosening or unfastening someone or something; dissolution |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |