Where does “detergentless” come from?

detergentless (English) comes from English detergent, from French détergent, from Middle French detergent, from Latin dētergēns, from Latin dētergeō, from Latin tergeō — to rub, wipe, wipe off, clean, cleanse.

detergentless (English): Free from detergent

Definitions

  1. Free from detergent

Ancestry of “detergentless”, step by step

detergentless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English detergent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdetergentAny non-soap cleaning agent, especially a...
2Frenchdétergentdetergent
3Middle Frenchdetergent—
4Latindētergēnswiping off
5Latindētergeōto wipe off, wipe away, clean by wiping
6Latintergeōto rub, wipe, wipe off, clean, cleanse

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 Latin tergeō →Every word from Latin dētergeō →Every word from Latin dētergēns →