Where does “mortgageless” come from?

mortgageless (English) comes from English mortgage, from Middle French mortgage, from Anglo-Norman morgage, from Old French mort, from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mortgageless (English): Without a mortgage

Definitions

  1. Without a mortgage

Ancestry of “mortgageless”, step by step

mortgageless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mortgage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmortgageA special form of secured loan where the purpose...
2Middle Frenchmortgage—
3Anglo-Normanmorgagemortgage
4Old Frenchmortpast participle of morir; dead; death
5Vulgar Latinmortus—
6Latinmortuusdead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,...
7Proto-Italicmortwosdead
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twósdead
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

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-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós →Every word from Proto-Italic mortwos →