Where does “nippleless” come from?
nippleless (English) comes from English nipple, from English neple, from English NIB, from English neb, from Middle English neb, from Old English nebb, from Proto-Germanic nabją — beak; nose.
nippleless (English): Without nipples; without covering for nipples
Definitions
- Without nipples; without covering for nipples
Ancestry of “nippleless”, step by step
nippleless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nipple
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nipple | The projection of a mammary gland from which, on... |
| 2 | English | neple | — |
| 3 | English | NIB | Of a product that is the subject of a consumer... |
| 4 | English | neb | A bird's beak or bill; A person's mouth; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | neb | face, nose |
| 6 | Old English | nebb | neb, nib; bill, beak; nose; cartilage of the nose |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nabją | beak; nose |