Where does “licenceless” come from?
licenceless (English) comes from English licence, from Old French licence, from Latin licentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
licenceless (English): Without a licence
Definitions
- Without a licence
Ancestry of “licenceless”, step by step
licenceless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English licence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | licence | Standard spelling of license; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old French | licence | leave; permission to be away, to be not present |
| 3 | Latin | licentia | a license, freedom, liberty; a liberty which one... |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |