Where does “patternlessly” come from?

patternlessly (English) comes from English patternless, from English pattern, from English patten, from English paterne, from Middle English patron, from Old French patron, from Latin patrōnus, from Latin pater — to protect; to shepherd.

patternlessly (English): Without any pattern

Definitions

  1. Without any pattern

Ancestry of “patternlessly”, step by step

patternlessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English patternless

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpatternlessWithout pattern; random; That do not cut around a...
2EnglishpatternModel, example; A design, motif or decoration,...
3EnglishpattenAny of various types of footwear with thick...
4Englishpaterne
5Middle EnglishpatronAlternative form of patroun; patron; example
6Old Frenchpatronmodel; patron, protector
7Latinpatrōnusa protector, patron
8Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
9Proto-Italicpatērfather
10Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic patēr