Where does “texturelessness” come from?
texturelessness (English) comes from English textureless, from English texture, from Middle French texture, from Latin textura, from Latin texere, from Proto-Italic teksō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
texturelessness (English): The state or condition of being textureless
Definitions
- The state or condition of being textureless
Ancestry of “texturelessness”, step by step
texturelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English textureless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | textureless | Devoid of texture |
| 2 | English | texture | The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the... |
| 3 | Middle French | texture | — |
| 4 | Latin | textura | weaving; web; texture |
| 5 | Latin | texere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | teksō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
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 |