Where does “traditionlessness” come from?
traditionlessness (English) comes from English traditionless, from English tradition, from Middle English tradicioun, from Old French tradicion, from Latin trāditiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
traditionlessness (English): Absence of tradition
Definitions
- Absence of tradition
Ancestry of “traditionlessness”, step by step
traditionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English traditionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | traditionless | Without traditions |
| 2 | English | tradition | A part of culture that is passed from person to... |
| 3 | Middle English | tradicioun | A tradition, custom, or piece of wisdom;... |
| 4 | Old French | tradicion | delivery |
| 5 | Latin | trāditiō | a surrender, delivering up |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | 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 |