Where does “caneless” come from?

caneless (English) comes from English cane, from French canne, from Italian canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

caneless (English): Without a cane or walking stick

Definitions

  1. Without a cane or walking stick

Ancestry of “caneless”, step by step

caneless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaneA plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar...
2Frenchcannecane; stick; peg; leg; rod; fishing rod
3Italiancannacane; barrel; rod
4LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
5Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
6Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
7Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

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 Sumerian 𒄀