Where does “suffixlessness” come from?
suffixlessness (English) comes from English suffixless, from English suffix, from Latin suffixus, from Latin suffigo, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
suffixlessness (English): The quality of being suffixless
Definitions
- The quality of being suffixless
Ancestry of “suffixlessness”, step by step
suffixlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English suffixless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suffixless | Without a suffix |
| 2 | English | suffix | A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify... |
| 3 | Latin | suffixus | fastened |
| 4 | Latin | suffigo | I fasten or fix onto |
| 5 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | 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 |