Where does “claimless” come from?
claimless (English) comes from English claim, from Middle English claimen, from Old French clamer, from Latin clāmō, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.
claimless (English): Having no claim
Definitions
- Having no claim
Ancestry of “claimless”, step by step
claimless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English claim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | claim | A demand of ownership made for something; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | claimen | — |
| 3 | Old French | clamer | to call out; to cry out |
| 4 | Latin | clāmō | to cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | klāmāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₁m- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |