Where does “armyless” come from?
armyless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
armyless (English): Without an army
Ancestry of “armyless”, step by step
armyless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |
via English Army
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Army | A sports team representing the US Military Academy at West Point |
| 2 | Middle English | armee | army |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | armee | — |