Where does “flashlessly” come from?
flashlessly (English) comes from English flashless, from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
flashlessly (English): In a flashless manner; without flash
Definitions
- In a flashless manner; without flash
Ancestry of “flashlessly”, step by step
flashlessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flashless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flashless | Not fitted with a flash; Not generating a flash... |
| 2 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 3 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 4 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |