Where does “lashless” come from?

lashless (English) comes from English lash, from Middle French lachier, from Old French lacier, from Latin laqueo, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.

lashless (English): Without a lash; Without eyelashes

Definitions

  1. Without a lash; Without eyelashes

Ancestry of “lashless”, step by step

lashless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lash

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlashThe thong or braided cord of a whip, with which...
2Middle Frenchlachier—
3Old Frenchlacierto lace
4Latinlaqueodative singular of laqueus; ablative singular of...
5Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
6Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare

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—

Words derived from “lashless”

Every word from Proto-Italic lakw- →