Where does “untrammeledness” come from?
untrammeledness (English) comes from English untrammeled, from English trammel, from Old French tramail, from Late Latin tremaculum, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
untrammeledness (English): The state or condition of being untrammeled
Definitions
- The state or condition of being untrammeled
Ancestry of “untrammeledness”, step by step
untrammeledness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English untrammeled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untrammeled | Not limited or restricted; unrestrained;... |
| 2 | English | trammel | Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom,... |
| 3 | Old French | tramail | net for catching fish; net for catching fishes |
| 4 | Late Latin | tremaculum | — |
| 5 | Latin | tri- | three, tri- |
| 6 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
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 |