Where does “waistlessness” come from?
waistlessness (English) comes from English waistless, from English waist, from Middle English wast, from Latin vāstitās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
waistlessness (English): Absence of a waist
Definitions
- Absence of a waist
Ancestry of “waistlessness”, step by step
waistlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English waistless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | waistless | Having no waist |
| 2 | English | waist | The part of the body between the pelvis and the... |
| 3 | Middle English | wast | Second-person singular past indicative form of... |
| 4 | Latin | vāstitās | waste (empty place), desert |
| 5 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
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 |