Where does “canteenless” come from?

canteenless (English) comes from English canteen, from French cantine, from Italian cantina, from Vulgar Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

canteenless (English): Without a canteen

Definitions

  1. Without a canteen

Ancestry of “canteenless”, step by step

canteenless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English canteen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcanteenA small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in...
2Frenchcantinecanteen
3Italiancantinacellar, basement, winery; wine shop, wine cellar
4Vulgar Latincanthuscorner; the iron ring around a carriage wheel;...
5Gaulishcantos—
6Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—

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 kh₂ndʰ →