Where does “leisurelessness” come from?
leisurelessness (English) comes from English leisureless, from English leisure, from Middle English leyser, from Old French leisir, from Latin licēre.
leisurelessness (English): Absence of leisure
Ancestry of “leisurelessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | leisureless | Without leisure; perpetually busy or labouring |
| 2 | English | leisure | Freedom provided by the cessation of activities;... |
| 3 | Middle English | leyser | — |
| 4 | Old French | leisir | Alternative form of loisir |
| 5 | Latin | licēre | — |