Where does “furnaceless” come from?
furnaceless (English) comes from English furnace, from Middle English forneys, from Old French fornais, from Latin fornāx — a furnace, oven, kiln.
furnaceless (English): Without a furnace
Ancestry of “furnaceless”, step by step
furnaceless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English furnace
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | furnace | An industrial heating device, e.g. for smelting... |
| 2 | Middle English | forneys | A stove or oven; a device for cooking upon or in;... |
| 3 | Old French | fornais | furnace |
| 4 | Latin | fornāx | a furnace, oven, kiln |
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 | — |