Where does “ceilingless” come from?

ceilingless (English) comes from English ceiling, from Middle English celing, from Middle English celen, from Old French celer, from Latin celō — to hide (something from someone), cover, keep a secret, conceal.

ceilingless (English): Without a ceiling

Definitions

  1. Without a ceiling

Ancestry of “ceilingless”, step by step

ceilingless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ceiling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishceilingThe overhead closure of a room; The upper limit...
2Middle Englishcelingpaneling; cover or hanging
3Middle Englishcelento cover or panel walls
4Old Frenchcelerto conceal
5Latincelōto hide (something from someone), cover, keep a secret, conceal

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—

Words derived from “ceilingless”

Every word from Latin celō →Every word from Old French celer →Every word from Middle English celen →