Where does “barrelless” come from?

barrelless (English) comes from English barrel, from Middle English barel, from Anglo-Norman baril, from Old French baril, from Proto-Germanic barilaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

barrelless (English): Lacking barrels in the somatosensory cortex

Definitions

  1. Lacking barrels in the somatosensory cortex

Ancestry of “barrelless”, step by step

barrelless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English barrel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbarrelA round vessel or cask, of greater length than...
2Middle Englishbarelbarrel
3Anglo-Normanbarilsmall barrel
4Old Frenchbarilsmall barrel
5Proto-Germanicbarilazvessel for transport, container, jug; basket;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-