Where does “emblemless” come from?

emblemless (English) comes from English emblem, from Old French embleme, from Latin emblēma, from Ancient Greek ἔμβλημα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

emblemless (English): Without an emblem

Definitions

  1. Without an emblem

Ancestry of “emblemless”, step by step

emblemless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English emblem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishemblemA representative symbol, such as a trademark or...
2Old Frenchembleme
3Latinemblēmamosaic
4Ancient GreekἔμβλημαAn insertion; A chased or imbossed ornament; A...
5Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
6Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

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 -mn̥Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰEvery word from Ancient Greek ἔμβλημα