Where does “faucetless” come from?

faucetless (English) comes from English faucet, from Middle English faucet, from Old French fausset, from Latin faux, from Latin fauces — throat, pharynx, gullet; a narrow entrance, entry...

faucetless (English): Without a faucet

Definitions

  1. Without a faucet

Ancestry of “faucetless”, step by step

faucetless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English faucet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaucetAn exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a...
2Middle Englishfaucetfaucet
3Old Frenchfausset—
4Latinfauxsingular of faucēs; throat, gullet; the upper...
5Latinfaucesthroat, pharynx, gullet; a narrow entrance, entry...

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 Latin fauces →Every word from Latin faux →Every word from Old French fausset →