Where does “dessertless” come from?

dessertless (English) comes from English dessert, from Middle French dessert, from Middle French desservir, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

dessertless (English): Without dessert

Definitions

  1. Without dessert

Ancestry of “dessertless”, step by step

dessertless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dessert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdessertA sweet confection served as the last course of a...
2Middle Frenchdessert
3Middle Frenchdesservir
4Middle Frenchdés-de-; dis
5Latindē-of; from
6Latinof; concerning; about
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

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 pós