Where does “directionlessly” come from?
directionlessly (English) comes from English directionless, from English -less, from Middle English -les, from Turkish -le, from Turkish ile, from Ottoman Turkish ایله, from Old Anatolian Turkish اِیلَه, from Proto-Turkic bile — with, together, also.
directionlessly (English): Without direction; aimlessly
Definitions
- Without direction; aimlessly
Ancestry of “directionlessly”, step by step
directionlessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English directionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | directionless | Lacking direction; aimless |
| 2 | English | -less | (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun |
| 3 | Middle English | -les | Lacking (something); without (something) |
| 4 | Turkish | -le | with, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form... |
| 5 | Turkish | ile | with; and |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | ایله | by |
| 7 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اِیلَه | — |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | bile | with, together, also |