Where does “citationless” come from?

citationless (English) comes from English citation, from Old French citation, from Latin citatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

citationless (English): Without citations

Definitions

  1. Without citations

Ancestry of “citationless”, step by step

citationless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English citation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcitationAn official summons or notice given to a person...
2Old Frenchcitation
3Latincitatiosummoning, calling; proclamation; citation
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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 Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-