Where does “chainless” come from?

chainless (English) comes from English chain, from Middle English cheyne, from Old French chaine, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

chainless (English): Without a chain

Definitions

Without a chain

Ancestry of “chainless”, step by step

chainless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chain

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	chain	A series of interconnected rings or links usually...
2	Middle English	cheyne	A chain; a series of links made of metal,...
3	Old French	chaine	—
4	Latin	catēna	chain
5	Proto-Indo-European	kat-	cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via English less

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	less	To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2	Middle English	les	false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3	Old English	lēas	false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4	Proto-Germanic	*laus	—

Words derived from “chainless”

chainlessness

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