Where does “loginless” come from?

loginless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.

loginless (English): An experience that allows users to interact with a product, app, or tool without creating an account or providing credentials like an email, password, or phone number

Definitions

  1. An experience that allows users to interact with a product, app, or tool without creating an account or providing credentials like an email, password, or phone number

Ancestry of “loginless”, step by step

loginless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via English login

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloginA combination of a user's identification and...
2Englishlog inTo gain access to a computer system, usually by...
Every word from Proto-Germanic *laus →Every word from Old English lēas →Every word from Middle English les →