Where does “gauzeless” come from?

gauzeless (English) comes from English gauze, from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ, from Persian کز, from Middle Persian kaž, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

gauzeless (English): Without gauze

Definitions

  1. Without gauze

Ancestry of “gauzeless”, step by step

gauzeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gauze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgauzeA thin fabric with a loose, open weave; A similar...
2Frenchgazegauze; first-person singular present indicative...
3Arabicقَزّsilk
4PersianکزAlternative form of کژ
5Middle Persiankaž—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Middle Persian kaž →Every word from Persian کز →