Where does “tensionlessness” come from?
tensionlessness (English) comes from English tensionless, from English tension, from Middle French tension, from Latin tensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
tensionlessness (English): Absence of tension
Definitions
- Absence of tension
Ancestry of “tensionlessness”, step by step
tensionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tensionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tensionless | Having no tension |
| 2 | English | tension | The condition of being held in a state between... |
| 3 | Middle French | tension | — |
| 4 | Latin | tensiō | stretching, stretching out, extension |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |