Where does “enamelless” come from?

enamelless (English) comes from English enamel, from Middle English enamel, from Anglo-Norman enamailler, from Old French amailler — to enamel.

enamelless (English): Without enamel

Definitions

  1. Without enamel

Ancestry of “enamelless”, step by step

enamelless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English enamel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenamelAn opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or...
2Middle Englishenamel—
3Anglo-Normanenamailler—
4Old Frenchamaillerto enamel

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 Old French amailler →