Where does “tractionlessness” come from?
tractionlessness (English) comes from English tractionless, from English traction, from Medieval Latin tractio, from Latin tractus, from Latin trahere, from Latin traho, from Proto-Italic traɣō, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ- — to run.
tractionlessness (English): Absence of traction
Definitions
- Absence of traction
Ancestry of “tractionlessness”, step by step
tractionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tractionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tractionless | Without traction |
| 2 | English | traction | The act of pulling something along a surface... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | tractio | — |
| 4 | Latin | tractus | dragged, having been dragged; trailed, having... |
| 5 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |
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 |