Where does “chitinless” come from?

chitinless (English) comes from English chitin, from French chitine, from Latin chiton, from Ancient Greek χιτών, from Central Semitic kittan, from Swahili kitu, from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀.

chitinless (English): That lacks chitin

Definitions

  1. That lacks chitin

Ancestry of “chitinless”, step by step

chitinless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chitin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchitinA complex polysaccharide, a polymer of...
2Frenchchitinechitin
3Latinchitonmollusk
4Ancient Greekχιτώνman's tunic; tunic; coat of mail
5Central Semitickittan—
6Swahilikituthing
7Proto-Bantukɪ̀ntʊ̀thing, object
8Proto-Bantu*-ntʊ̀—

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-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ →Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀ →Every word from Swahili kitu →