Where does “stemlessness” come from?
stemlessness (English) comes from English stemless, from English stem, from English femme, from French femme, from Middle French femme, from Old French fame, from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic fēmanā — to suckle, nurse.
stemlessness (English): absence of a stem
Definitions
- absence of a stem
Ancestry of “stemlessness”, step by step
stemlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stemless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stemless | Lacking a stem, either naturally or because it... |
| 2 | English | stem | The stock of a family; a race or generation of... |
| 3 | English | femme | A woman, a wife; a young woman or girl; A... |
| 4 | French | femme | woman; wife; Alternative form of fem |
| 5 | Middle French | femme | wife; woman |
| 6 | Old French | fame | wife, female partner; woman |
| 7 | Latin | fēmina | woman |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fēmanā | woman |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ | who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |
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 |