Where does “wiglessness” come from?
wiglessness (English) comes from English wigless, from English wig, from English periwig, from French perruque, from Italian perrucca, from Italian parrucca — wig.
wiglessness (English): Absence of a wig
Definitions
- Absence of a wig
Ancestry of “wiglessness”, step by step
wiglessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wigless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wigless | Without a wig |
| 2 | English | wig | A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head... |
| 3 | English | periwig | A wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as... |
| 4 | French | perruque | wig; wig, periwig, peruke |
| 5 | Italian | perrucca | Alternative form of parrucca |
| 6 | Italian | parrucca | wig |
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 |