Where does “barrierlessly” come from?
barrierlessly (English) comes from English barrierless, from English barrier, from Middle English barryer, from Old French barriere, from Old French barre, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō — to pierce; to strike; brown.
barrierlessly (English): Without crossing a barrier
Definitions
- Without crossing a barrier
Ancestry of “barrierlessly”, step by step
barrierlessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English barrierless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barrierless | Lacking barriers; Not requiring activation energy |
| 2 | English | barrier | A structure that bars passage; An obstacle or... |
| 3 | Middle English | barryer | — |
| 4 | Old French | barriere | — |
| 5 | Old French | barre | bar |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | barra | barrier |
| 7 | Frankish | bara | bar, beam, barrier, fence |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | barō | beam, bar, barrier |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |