Where does “tenantlessness” come from?
tenantlessness (English) comes from English tenantless, from English tenant, from Middle English tenaunt, from Anglo-Norman tenaunt, from Old French tenant, from Latin tenens, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō — to stretch, to extend.
tenantlessness (English): Absence of tenants
Definitions
- Absence of tenants
Ancestry of “tenantlessness”, step by step
tenantlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tenantless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tenantless | Lacking a tenant; unoccupied |
| 2 | English | tenant | One who pays a fee in return for the use of... |
| 3 | Middle English | tenaunt | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | tenaunt | Alternative form of tenant; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old French | tenant | holder |
| 6 | Latin | tenens | holding, having; restraining; knowing, grasping,... |
| 7 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
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 |