Where does “subjectlessness” come from?
subjectlessness (English) comes from English subjectless, from English subject, from Middle English subget, from Old French suget, from Latin subiectus, from Latin subiciō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo.
subjectlessness (English): Lack of a subject
Definitions
- Lack of a subject
Ancestry of “subjectlessness”, step by step
subjectlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English subjectless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subjectless | Lacking a subject; Lacking a subject or theme;... |
| 2 | English | subject | Likely to be affected by or to experience... |
| 3 | Middle English | subget | — |
| 4 | Old French | suget | — |
| 5 | Latin | subiectus | thrown, laid, placed or brought under or near,... |
| 6 | Latin | subiciō | to throw, lay, place, set or bring under or near |
| 7 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |