Where does “spicelessness” come from?
spicelessness (English) comes from English spiceless, from English spice, from Middle English spice, from Old French espice, from Late Latin species, from Classical Latin speciēs.
spicelessness (English): Absence of spice
Definitions
- Absence of spice
Ancestry of “spicelessness”, step by step
spicelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spiceless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spiceless | Devoid of spice |
| 2 | English | spice | Aromatic or pungent plant matter used to season... |
| 3 | Middle English | spice | spices; A variety, sort, or kind of something; A... |
| 4 | Old French | espice | spice |
| 5 | Late Latin | species | spice, good, ware; a seeing, view, look; a... |
| 6 | Classical Latin | speciēs | — |
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 |