Where does “taintlessness” come from?
taintlessness (English) comes from English taintless, from English taint, from Middle French teint, from Old French teint, from Latin tinctum, from Latin tinctus, from Latin tingō, from Latin tingere — to think.
taintlessness (English): Freedom from taint
Definitions
- Freedom from taint
Ancestry of “taintlessness”, step by step
taintlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English taintless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taintless | spotless; totally clean; free from blemish |
| 2 | English | taint | A contamination, decay or putrefaction,... |
| 3 | Middle French | teint | — |
| 4 | Old French | teint | — |
| 5 | Latin | tinctum | nominative neuter singular of tīnctus; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | tinctus | impregnated with; dipped in; treated; coloured,... |
| 7 | Latin | tingō | to wet, moisten, dip in, impregnate with; to smear; to dip, immerse |
| 8 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
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 |