Where does “pennantless” come from?

pennantless (English) comes from English pennant, from Middle English penon, from Old French penon, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pennantless (English): Not having won a competition

Definitions

  1. Not having won a competition

Ancestry of “pennantless”, step by step

pennantless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pennant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpennantA flag normally used by naval vessels to...
2Middle Englishpenon
3Old Frenchpenon
4Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
5Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

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 peth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥Every word from Proto-Italic petnā