Where does “failureless” come from?
failureless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
failureless (English): Without failure
Ancestry of “failureless”, step by step
failureless 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 failure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | failure | State or condition of not meeting a desirable or... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | failer | — |
| 3 | Old French | faillir | alternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err |
| 4 | Latin | fallēre | — |