Where does “customerless” come from?
customerless (English) comes from English customer, from Middle English custumer, from Old French coustumier, from Medieval Latin custumarius, from Latin custuma — custom, tax.
customerless (English): Without any customers
Definitions
- Without any customers
Ancestry of “customerless”, step by step
customerless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English customer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | customer | A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives... |
| 2 | Middle English | custumer | A customs officer; a collector of import or export duties |
| 3 | Old French | coustumier | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | custumarius | a toll-gatherer, tax-collector; pertaining to... |
| 5 | Latin | custuma | custom, tax |