Where does “forumless” come from?
forumless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
forumless (English): Without a forum
Ancestry of “forumless”, step by step
forumless 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 forum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | forum | A place for discussion; A gathering for the... |
| 2 | Latin | forum | public place, marketplace, forum |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *forom | forum |