Where does “chlorineless” come from?

chlorineless (English) comes from English chlorine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.

chlorineless (English): Without chlorine

Definitions

  1. Without chlorine

Ancestry of “chlorineless”, step by step

chlorineless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chlorine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchlorineA toxic, green, gaseous chemical element with an...
2English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
3French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
4French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
5Middle French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
6Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

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 -éh₂ →Every word from English -ine →Every word from French -ine →