Where does “ligandless” come from?
ligandless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
ligandless (English): From which all ligands have been removed
Definitions
- From which all ligands have been removed
Ancestry of “ligandless”, step by step
ligandless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English ligand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ligand | An ion, molecule, or functional group that binds... |
| 2 | Latin | ligandus | tied, bound, united, fastened |
| 3 | Latin | ligō | hoe, mattock |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |