Where does “marless” come from?
marless (English) comes from English Mar, from Classical Syriac ܡܪܝ, from Classical Syriac ܡܪܐ, from Aramaic מרא, from Akkadian 𒄑𒈥.
marless (English): Without mars; unspoiled
Ancestry of “marless”, step by step
marless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Mar | A title of respect in Syriac, given to all saints... |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܡܪܝ | — |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܡܪܐ | lord, master, ruler; prince, satrap; patrician,... |
| 4 | Aramaic | מרא | lord, master, ruler; owner; pickaxe |
| 5 | Akkadian | 𒄑𒈥 | — |
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 | — |