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Where does “hurtless” come from?

hurtless (English) comes 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.

hurtless (English): Unhurt; Not causing hurt, harmless

Definitions

  1. Unhurt; Not causing hurt, harmless

Ancestry of “hurtless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-lessLacking ; without . Added usually to a noun to...
2Middle English-lesLacking ; without
3Turkish-lewith, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form...
4Turkishilewith; and
5Ottoman Turkishایله—
6Old Anatolian Turkishاِیلَه—
7Proto-Turkicbilewith, together, also

Words derived from “hurtless”

  • hurtlessly
  • hurtlessness
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