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Where does “informationless” come from?

informationless (English) comes from English information, from Middle English enformacioun, from Latin īnfōrmātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

informationless (English): Devoid of information; meaningless

Definitions

  1. Devoid of information; meaningless

Ancestry of “informationless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinformationThat which resolves uncertainty; anything that...
2Middle Englishenformacioun—
3Latinīnfōrmātiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “informationless”

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