Where does “perfumeless” come from?

perfumeless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.

perfumeless (English): Without perfume

Definitions

  1. Without perfume

Ancestry of “perfumeless”, step by step

perfumeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English perfume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperfumeA pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous...
2Middle Frenchparfumperfume
3Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
4Proto-Italicperi-
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lausEvery word from Old English lēasEvery word from Middle English les