Where does “diaperless” come from?
diaperless (English) comes from English diaper, from Middle English dyaper, from Old French dyapre, from Latin diaspra, from Greek δίασπρος.
diaperless (English): Without a diaper
Ancestry of “diaperless”, step by step
diaperless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diaper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | diaper | A textile fabric having a diamond-shaped pattern... |
| 2 | Middle English | dyaper | Fabric with repetitive patterns of shapes or... |
| 3 | Old French | dyapre | — |
| 4 | Latin | diaspra | — |
| 5 | Greek | δίασπρος | — |
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |