Where does “monsterless” come from?

monsterless (English) comes from English monster, from Middle English monstre, from Old French monstre, from Latin mōnstrum, from Proto-Italic monestrom.

monsterless (English): Devoid of monsters

Definitions

  1. Devoid of monsters

Ancestry of “monsterless”, step by step

monsterless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English monster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonsterA terrifying and dangerous creature; A bizarre or...
2Middle EnglishmonstreA monster or beast; a horrific or frightening...
3Old Frenchmonstremonster
4Latinmōnstruma divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
5Proto-Italicmonestrom—

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—
Every word from Proto-Italic monestrom →