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Where does “measurelessness” come from?

measurelessness (English) comes from English measureless, 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.

measurelessness (English): The state or condition of being measureless

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being measureless

Ancestry of “measurelessness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeasurelessNot measured because it is so large that it is...
2English-lessLacking ; without . Added usually to a noun to...
3Middle English-lesLacking ; without
4Turkish-lewith, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form...
5Turkishilewith; and
6Ottoman Turkishایله—
7Old Anatolian Turkishاِیلَه—
8Proto-Turkicbilewith, together, also
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