Where does “goatless” come from?

goatless (English) comes from English goat, from English Time, from Middle English tyme, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον, from Ancient Greek θύω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

goatless (English): Not having any goats

Definitions

  1. Not having any goats

Ancestry of “goatless”, step by step

goatless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English goat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoatA mammal, "Capra aegagrus hircus", and similar...
2EnglishTimeThe inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events
3Middle Englishtymethyme; time; A specific duration or period of...
4Old Frenchthym
5Latinthymumthyme; accusative singular of thymus
6Ancient Greekθύμονthyme
7Ancient GreekθύωI offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I...
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

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 dʰewh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek θύωEvery word from Ancient Greek θύμον