Where does “borderless” come from?
Borderless derives from English border, from Middle English bordure, from Old French bordure meaning edge or margin, from Frankish bord meaning board or edge, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH-, ultimately related to Latin -ellus and Proto-Indo-European bʰer- meaning to bear or carry.
borderless (English): Not having a border
Definitions
- Not having a border
Ancestry of “borderless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -less | (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun |
| 2 | Middle English | -les | Lacking (something); without (something) |
| 3 | Turkish | -le | with, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form... |
| 4 | Turkish | ile | with; and |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | ایله | by |
| 6 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اِیلَه | — |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | bile | with, together, also |