Where does “articleless” come from?

articleless (English) comes from English article, from Middle English article, from Old French article, from Latin articulus, from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

articleless (English): Without articles

Definitions

  1. Without articles

Ancestry of “articleless”, step by step

articleless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English article

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharticleA piece of nonfictional writing such as a story,...
2Middle Englisharticle—
3Old Frencharticlejoint; articulation; article
4LatinarticulusA point connecting various parts of the body;...
5Latinartusnarrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értusthat which is fit together; juncture, ordering
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—

Words derived from “articleless”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus →Every word from Latin artus →