Where does “jobless” come from?
Jobless comes from English job and the Old English suffix -lēas meaning "without," from Old English lēas "lacking," from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH-.
jobless (English): Lacking employment
Definitions
- Lacking employment
Ancestry of “jobless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Job | A person who shows remarkable patience |
| 2 | Latin | Iob | Job |
| 3 | Latin | iuppiter | Jupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | djous patēr | Jupiter |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |