Where does “nephewless” come from?

nephewless (English) comes from English nephew, from Middle English nevew, from Old French neveu, from Latin nepōs, from Proto-Italic nepōts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

nephewless (English): Without a nephew

Definitions

  1. Without a nephew

Ancestry of “nephewless”, step by step

nephewless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nephew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnephewA son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or...
2Middle EnglishnevewA nephew; A grandson or granddaughter; Any other...
3Old Frenchneveunephew; grandson
4Latinnepōs
5Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

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 népōts