Etymology

weightlessness

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Today it means: The state of being free from the effects of gravity (the force). Full definition →

English weightless ← Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-
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  1. Englishweight
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishweightless
  7. English todayweightlessness

From weightless + -ness.

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