Where does “excuseless” come from?
excuseless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
excuseless (English): Having no excuse; not admitting of excuse or...
Definitions
- Having no excuse; not admitting of excuse or...
Ancestry of “excuseless”, step by step
excuseless 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 excuse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | excuse | To forgive; to pardon; To allow to leave, or... |
| 2 | Latin | excūsāre | — |
Words derived from “excuseless”