Where does “gaplessly” come from?

gaplessly (English) comes from English gapless, from English -less, from Middle English -les, from Turkish -le, from Turkish ile, from Ottoman Turkish ایله, from Old Anatolian Turkish اِیلَه, from Proto-Turkic bile — with, together, also.

gaplessly (English): In a gapless way; continuously

Definitions

  1. In a gapless way; continuously

Ancestry of “gaplessly”, step by step

gaplessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gapless

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgaplessHaving no gaps
2English-less(something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun
3Middle English-lesLacking (something); without (something)
4Turkish-lewith, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form...
5Turkishilewith; and
6Ottoman Turkishایلهby
7Old Anatolian Turkishاِیلَه
8Proto-Turkicbilewith, together, also

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Turkic bile
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