Where does “iconless” come from?

iconless (English) comes from English icon, from Latin īcon, from Ancient Greek εἰκών, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

iconless (English): Without icons; Without graphical icons

Definitions

  1. Without icons; Without graphical icons

Ancestry of “iconless”, step by step

iconless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English icon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiconAn image, symbol, picture, or other...
2Latinīconimage, artistic representation of a thing
3Ancient Greekεἰκώνfigure, image, likeness, portrait; image in a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

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 wey-