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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

Definitions

  1. Without a diaper

Ancestry of “diaperless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiaperA textile fabric having a diamond-shaped pattern...
2Middle EnglishdyaperFabric with repetitive patterns of shapes or...
3Old Frenchdyapre—
4Latindiaspra—
5Greekδίασπρος—
Every word from Greek δίασπρος →