Where does “perchless” come from?
perchless (English) comes from English perch, from Middle English perche, from Old French perche, from Latin pertica, from Proto-Italic pertikā.
perchless (English): Without a perch
Ancestry of “perchless”, step by step
perchless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English perch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | perch | Any of the three species of spiny-finned... |
| 2 | Middle English | perche | perch; A stake, bar or pole, usually running... |
| 3 | Old French | perche | — |
| 4 | Latin | pertica | pole, long staff; measuring rod; rod, the Roman... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pertikā | — |
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |