Where does “fuelless” come from?

fuelless (English) comes from English fuel, from Middle English fuayle, from Old French fouaille, from Old French feu, from Late Latin focus, from Latin focus — fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

fuelless (English): Without fuel

Definitions

  1. Without fuel

Ancestry of “fuelless”, step by step

fuelless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fuel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfuelSubstance consumed to provide energy through...
2Middle EnglishfuayleFuel; items to be burnt
3Old Frenchfouaillefirewood; torch
4Old Frenchfeufire
5Late Latinfocusfire
6Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

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—

Words derived from “fuelless”

Every word from Latin focus →Every word from Late Latin focus →Every word from Old French feu →