Where does “donorless” come from?
donorless (English) comes from English donor, from Middle English donoure, from Anglo-Norman donour, from Old French doneur.
donorless (English): That lacks a donor
Ancestry of “donorless”, step by step
donorless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English donor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | donor | One who makes a donation; A group or molecule... |
| 2 | Middle English | donoure | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | donour | — |
| 4 | Old French | doneur | — |
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 | — |