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

Definitions

  1. Without a bevel

Ancestry of “bevelless”, step by step

bevelless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bevel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbevelAn edge that is canted, one that is not a...
2Old Frenchbaïfopen-mouthed
3Old Frenchbaër
4Medieval Latinbatareto gape; to yawn, gape

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 Medieval Latin batareEvery word from Old French baërEvery word from Old French baïf