Where does “bevelless” come from?
bevelless (English) comes from English bevel, from Old French baïf, from Old French baër, from Medieval Latin batare — to gape; to yawn, gape.
bevelless (English): Without a bevel
Ancestry of “bevelless”, step by step
bevelless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bevel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | bevel | An edge that is canted, one that is not a... |
| 2 | Old French | baïf | open-mouthed |
| 3 | Old French | baër | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | batare | to gape; to yawn, gape |
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 | — |