Where does “diskless” come from?
diskless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
diskless (English): Without the use of floppy disks
Definitions
- Without the use of floppy disks
Ancestry of “diskless”, step by step
diskless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English disk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | disk | A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δίσκος | quoit, disc; dish, trencher; round mirror |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δικέω | to hurl, to launch |
Words derived from “diskless”