Where does “substancelessness” come from?
substancelessness (English) comes from English substanceless, from English substance, from Middle English substance, from Old French substance, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub.
substancelessness (English): Lack of substance; insubstantiality
Definitions
- Lack of substance; insubstantiality
Ancestry of “substancelessness”, step by step
substancelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English substanceless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | substanceless | Devoid of substance; insubstantial |
| 2 | English | substance | Physical matter; material; The essential part of... |
| 3 | Middle English | substance | essence |
| 4 | Old French | substance | most essential; substantial part; existence |
| 5 | Latin | substantia | substance, essence, material, contents; fortune,... |
| 6 | Latin | substāns | — |
| 7 | Latin | substō | to hold out, to stand firm |
| 8 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | 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 |