Where does “oreless” come from?

oreless (English) comes from English øre, from Danish øre, from Old Danish øræ, from Old Norse eyrir, from Proto-Germanic aurijaz, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum.

oreless (English): Without ore

Definitions

  1. Without ore

Ancestry of “oreless”, step by step

oreless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English øre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishøreA currency unit worth one hundredth of a...
2Danishøreear; handle; a currency unit worth one hundredth...
3Old Danishøræear; type of currency equivalent to an eighth of...
4Old Norseeyriran ounce (usually of silver); equivalent to an eighth of a mark (mǫrk) or sixty pennies (penningr)
5Proto-Germanicaurijazan ounce; a unit of currency
6LatinaureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of...
7Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
8Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
9Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
10Latinaudeōto dare, venture, risk
11LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
12Latin-idustending to
13Proto-Italic*-iðos

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-Italic *-iðos