Where does “beastless” come from?
beastless (English) comes from English beast, from Middle English beste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia — a beast.
beastless (English): Without a beast
Ancestry of “beastless”, step by step
beastless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | beast | Any animal other than a human; usually only... |
| 2 | Middle English | beste | best; superlative degree of good; best;... |
| 3 | Old French | beste | beast, animal |
| 4 | Latin | bēstia | a beast |
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 | — |