Where does “childlessly” come from?
childlessly (English) comes from English childless, from Middle English childles, from Middle English -les, from Turkish -le, from Turkish ile, from Ottoman Turkish ایله, from Old Anatolian Turkish اِیلَه, from Proto-Turkic bile — with, together, also.
childlessly (English): In a childless way; without children
Definitions
- In a childless way; without children
Ancestry of “childlessly”, step by step
childlessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English childless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | childless | Not having any children |
| 2 | Middle English | childles | Not having had children; childless; Lacking one's... |
| 3 | Middle English | -les | Lacking (something); without (something) |
| 4 | Turkish | -le | with, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form... |
| 5 | Turkish | ile | with; and |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | ایله | by |
| 7 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اِیلَه | — |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | bile | with, together, also |