Where does “strainlessness” come from?
strainlessness (English) comes from English strainless, from English strain, from Middle English straynen, from Old French estreindre, from Vulgar Latin strinctus, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
strainlessness (English): Lack of strain
Definitions
- Lack of strain
Ancestry of “strainlessness”, step by step
strainlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English strainless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strainless | Without strain |
| 2 | English | strain | Race; lineage, pedigree; A particular variety of... |
| 3 | Middle English | straynen | — |
| 4 | Old French | estreindre | to strain |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | strinctus | tightened, compressed |
| 6 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 7 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
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 |