Where does “jacketless” come from?
jacketless (English) comes from English jacket, from Middle French jacquet, from Old French jaque, from Arabic شَكّ — doubt, suspicion.
jacketless (English): Without a jacket
Ancestry of “jacketless”, step by step
jacketless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jacket
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | jacket | A piece of clothing worn on the upper body... |
| 2 | Middle French | jacquet | — |
| 3 | Old French | jaque | a gambison; a type of tight-fitting shirt |
| 4 | Arabic | شَكّ | doubt, suspicion |
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 | — |
Words derived from “jacketless”