Where does “clusterless” come from?
clusterless (English) comes from English cluster, from Middle English cluster, from Old English cluster, from Proto-Germanic klus-.
clusterless (English): Lacking clusters
Ancestry of “clusterless”, step by step
clusterless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cluster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | cluster | A group or bunch of several discrete items that... |
| 2 | Middle English | cluster | — |
| 3 | Old English | cluster | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klus- | — |
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |