Where does “dogeless” come from?

dogeless (English) comes from English doge, from Italian doge, from Venetian Doxe, from Latin ducem, from Latin dux, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi — to pull, to draw; to lead.

dogeless (English): Without a doge

Definitions

  1. Without a doge

Ancestry of “dogeless”, step by step

dogeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English doge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdogeThe chief magistrate in the republics of Venice...
2Italiandogedoge
3VenetianDoxedoge
4Latinducemaccusative singular of dux; leader
5Latinduxleader, head; commander, general, captain;...
6Latindūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away
7Proto-Italicdoukōlead
8Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi
9Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

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 Proto-Indo-European dewk-