Where does “detectorless” come from?

detectorless (English) comes from English detector, from English detect, from Latin detectus, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

detectorless (English): Without a detector

Definitions

  1. Without a detector

Ancestry of “detectorless”, step by step

detectorless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English detector

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdetectorA device capable of registering a specific...
2Englishdetectto discover or find by careful search,...
3Latindetectusuncovered, revealed, disclosed
4Latindē-of; from
5Latinof; concerning; about
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
10Proto-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 pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti