Where does “hadronless” come from?
hadronless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
hadronless (English): Without hadrons
Definitions
- Without hadrons
Ancestry of “hadronless”, step by step
hadronless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English hadron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hadron | A composite particle that comprises two or more... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἁδρός | full grown, grown up, adult; stout |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ρός | able, tending to be X'ed (for a verb X); a suffix generally deriving adjectives from verbal stems |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -rós | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |