Where does “delightless” come from?
delightless (English) comes from English delight, from Middle English delite, from Old French delit, from Old French delitier, from Latin delecto, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
delightless (English): Void of delight
Definitions
- Void of delight
Ancestry of “delightless”, step by step
delightless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English delight
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | delight | Joy; pleasure; Something that gives great joy or... |
| 2 | Middle English | delite | Delightfulness; a feeling of joy or mirth,... |
| 3 | Old French | delit | delight; pleasure; joy |
| 4 | Old French | delitier | to delight |
| 5 | Latin | delecto | I delight, charm, please; dative masculine... |
| 6 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |