Where does “ogreless” come from?

ogreless (English) comes from English ogre, from French ogre, from Latin orcus, from Ancient Greek ὅρκος, from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- — to emend, make good, recompense.

ogreless (English): Lacking an ogre or ogres

Definitions

  1. Lacking an ogre or ogres

Ancestry of “ogreless”, step by step

ogreless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ogre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishogreA type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats...
2Frenchogreogre
3Latinorcusunderworld; afterlife
4Ancient Greekὅρκοςthe object by which one swears, the witness of an...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanserḱ-to emend, make good, recompense

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 serḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅρκος →Every word from Latin orcus →