Where does “tendrillessness” come from?
tendrillessness (English) comes from English tendrilless, from English tendril, from Middle French tendrillon, from Middle French tendron, from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.
tendrillessness (English): The quality or state of being tendrilless, lacking tendrils
Definitions
- The quality or state of being tendrilless, lacking tendrils
Ancestry of “tendrillessness”, step by step
tendrillessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tendrilless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tendrilless | Without tendrils |
| 2 | English | tendril | A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a... |
| 3 | Middle French | tendrillon | bud, shoot, cartilage |
| 4 | Middle French | tendron | cartilage |
| 5 | Old French | tendre | tender; to stretch |
| 6 | Latin | tendere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |
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 |