Where does “corpseless” come from?
corpseless (English) comes from English corpse, from English corse, from Middle English cors, from Old French cors — body.
corpseless (English): Lacking a corpse or corpses
Definitions
- Lacking a corpse or corpses
Ancestry of “corpseless”, step by step
corpseless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English corpse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | corpse | A dead body; A human body in general, whether... |
| 2 | English | corse | A body; A dead body, a corpse |
| 3 | Middle English | cors | — |
| 4 | Old French | cors | body |
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 | — |