Where does “butlerless” come from?

butlerless (English) comes from English Butler, from Middle English butler, from Old French butiller, from Old French boteille, from Latin butticula, from Latin buttis, from Ancient Greek πυτίνη, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- — to swell, puff.

butlerless (English): Without a butler

Definitions

  1. Without a butler

Ancestry of “butlerless”, step by step

butlerless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Butler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishButlerA placename
2Middle Englishbutler
3Old Frenchbutillerbutler
4Old Frenchboteillebottle
5Latinbutticulabottle
6Latinbuttiscask, barrel
7Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff

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 Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw-
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