Where does “battenless” come from?

battenless (English) comes from English batten, from Middle English bataunt, from Old French batent, from Old French batre, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.

battenless (English): Without a batten

Definitions

Without a batten

Ancestry of “battenless”, step by step

battenless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English batten

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	batten	To become better; improve in condition,...
2	Middle English	bataunt	—
3	Old French	batent	beating
4	Old French	batre	to beat; to hit; to strike
5	Latin	battō	to beat att. from 2nd c. CE
6	Latin	battuō	to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike

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	—

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