Where does “hymnless” come from?

hymnless (English) comes from English hymn, from Middle English ymne, from Old French ymne, from Latin hymnus, from Ancient Greek ὕμνος, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂em- — sing; to sing.

hymnless (English): Devoid of hymns

Definitions

  1. Devoid of hymns

Ancestry of “hymnless”, step by step

hymnless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hymn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhymnA song of praise or worship; To sing a hymn; To...
2Middle Englishymnehymn
3Old Frenchymnehymn
4Latinhymnushymn; a song of praise
5Ancient Greekὕμνοςsong, hymn, ode
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂em-sing; to sing

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 sh₂em- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὕμνος →Every word from Latin hymnus →