Where does “spitelessness” come from?
spitelessness (English) comes from English spiteless, from English spite, from Middle English spit, from Middle English despit, from Old French despit, from Latin dēspectus, from Latin dēspiciō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
spitelessness (English): Lack of spite
Definitions
- Lack of spite
Ancestry of “spitelessness”, step by step
spitelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spiteless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spiteless | Free from spite |
| 2 | English | spite | Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied... |
| 3 | Middle English | spit | — |
| 4 | Middle English | despit | — |
| 5 | Old French | despit | — |
| 6 | Latin | dēspectus | disdained, despised |
| 7 | Latin | dēspiciō | to look down upon |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 |