Where does “successlessness” come from?
successlessness (English) comes from English successless, from English success, from Italian successo, from Latin successus, from Latin succēdere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
successlessness (English): Lack of success
Definitions
- Lack of success
Ancestry of “successlessness”, step by step
successlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English successless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | successless | Without success; unsuccessful |
| 2 | English | success | The achievement of one's aim or goal; Financial... |
| 3 | Italian | successo | success |
| 4 | Latin | successus | course, flow (of time), approach |
| 5 | Latin | succēdere | — |
| 6 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | 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 |