Where does “spouselessness” come from?
spouselessness (English) comes from English spouseless, from English spouse, from Middle English spous, from Old French espos, from Latin spōnsus, from Latin spondeō, from Proto-Italic spondeō, from Proto-Indo-European spondéyeti — to libate.
spouselessness (English): Lack of a spouse
Definitions
- Lack of a spouse
Ancestry of “spouselessness”, step by step
spouselessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spouseless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spouseless | Without a spouse; unmarried |
| 2 | English | spouse | A person in a marriage or marital relationship;... |
| 3 | Middle English | spous | — |
| 4 | Old French | espos | husband |
| 5 | Latin | spōnsus | a groom |
| 6 | Latin | spondeō | to promise, bind or pledge oneself, contract, vow |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | spondeō | to promise, to pledge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spondéyeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spend- | to libate |
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 |