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Where does “paintless” come from?

paintless (English) comes from English paint, from Middle English peynten, from Old French peint, from Latin pingō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

paintless (English): Without paint; unpainted, or whose paint has worn...

Definitions

  1. Without paint; unpainted, or whose paint has worn...

Ancestry of “paintless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaintA substance that is applied as a liquid or paste,...
2Middle Englishpeynten—
3Old Frenchpeint—
4Latinpingō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
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