Where does “temperaturelessness” come from?
temperaturelessness (English) comes from English temperatureless, from English temperature, from Latin temperatura, from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
temperaturelessness (English): Absence of temperature
Definitions
- Absence of temperature
Ancestry of “temperaturelessness”, step by step
temperaturelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English temperatureless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | temperatureless | Without temperature |
| 2 | English | temperature | A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with... |
| 3 | Latin | temperatura | due or proper measure, proportion, composition or... |
| 4 | Latin | temperō | to divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate |
| 5 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |
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 |