Where does “nonaimless” come from?
nonaimless (English) comes from English aimless, 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.
nonaimless (English): Not aimless; purposeful
Definitions
- Not aimless; purposeful
Ancestry of “nonaimless”, step by step
nonaimless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aimless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aimless | Without aim, purpose, or direction |
| 2 | English | -less | (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun |
| 3 | Middle English | -les | Lacking (something); without (something) |
| 4 | Turkish | -le | with, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form... |
| 5 | Turkish | ile | with; and |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | ایله | by |
| 7 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اِیلَه | — |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | bile | with, together, also |