Where does “termlessness” come from?
termlessness (English) comes from English termless, from English term, from English terminal, from French terminal, from Latin terminalis, from Latin Terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.
termlessness (English): Absence of terms
Definitions
- Absence of terms
Ancestry of “termlessness”, step by step
termlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English termless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | termless | Not terminating; having no end, limit, or... |
| 2 | English | term | That which limits the extent of anything; limit,... |
| 3 | English | terminal | A building in an airport where passengers... |
| 4 | French | terminal | terminal |
| 5 | Latin | terminalis | boundary; terminal; final, concluding |
| 6 | Latin | Terminus | the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 8 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 9 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
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 |