Where does “spermlessness” come from?
spermlessness (English) comes from English spermless, from English sperm, from Middle English sperme, from Latin sperma, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
spermlessness (English): Absence of sperm
Definitions
- Absence of sperm
Ancestry of “spermlessness”, step by step
spermlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spermless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spermless | Without sperm |
| 2 | English | sperm | The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | sperme | — |
| 4 | Latin | sperma | seed, semen, sperm |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |
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 |