Where does “cushionless” come from?

cushionless (English) comes from English cushion, from Middle English quysshyn, from Old French coissin, from Latin coxinum, from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

cushionless (English): Without a cushion

Definitions

  1. Without a cushion

Ancestry of “cushionless”, step by step

cushionless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cushion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcushionA soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag,...
2Middle EnglishquysshynA soft stuffed bag; a cushion or pillow
3Old Frenchcoissincushion
4Latincoxinum—
5Latincoxahip (joint), hipbone
6Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint

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 koḱs- →Every word from Latin coxa →Every word from Latin coxinum →