Where does “losslessness” come from?
losslessness (English) comes from English lossless, from English -less, from Middle English -les, from Turkish -le, from Turkish ile, from Ottoman Turkish ایله, from Old Anatolian Turkish اِیلَه, from Proto-Turkic bile — with, together, also.
losslessness (English): The quality of being lossless
Definitions
- The quality of being lossless
Ancestry of “losslessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lossless | free from loss, especially not losing electrical... |
| 2 | English | -less | Lacking ; without . Added usually to a noun to... |
| 3 | Middle English | -les | Lacking ; without |
| 4 | Turkish | -le | with, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form... |
| 5 | Turkish | ile | with; and |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | ایله | — |
| 7 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اِیلَه | — |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | bile | with, together, also |