Where does “casingless” come from?

casingless (English) comes from English casing, from English case, from Middle English cas, from Old French cas, from Latin cāsus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

casingless (English): Without a casing

Definitions

  1. Without a casing

Ancestry of “casingless”, step by step

casingless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English casing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcasingThat which encloses or encases; The decorative...
2EnglishcaseAn actual event, situation, or fact; A given...
3Middle Englishcascase
4Old Frenchcasan event
5Latincāsus
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

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 ḱad-Every word from Latin cāsusEvery word from Old French cas
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