Where does “verblessness” come from?
verblessness (English) comes from English verbless, from English verb, from English reverb, from English reverberation, from Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio, from Latin reverbero, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
verblessness (English): Absence of verbs
Definitions
- Absence of verbs
Ancestry of “verblessness”, step by step
verblessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English verbless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | verbless | Without a verb |
| 2 | English | verb | A word that indicates an action, event, or state;... |
| 3 | English | reverb | An electronic effect which simulates echoes or... |
| 4 | English | reverberation | A violent oscillation or vibration; An echo, or a... |
| 5 | Old French | reverberation | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | reverberatio | rebounding; reverberation |
| 7 | Latin | reverbero | I repel, rebound |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |