Where does “perimeterless” come from?

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

perimeterless (English): Without a perimeter

Definitions

  1. Without a perimeter

Ancestry of “perimeterless”, step by step

perimeterless 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 perimeter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperimeterThe sum of the distance of all the lengths of the...
2Latinperimetrosperimeter; circumference
3Ancient Greekπερίμετρος
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lausEvery word from Old English lēasEvery word from Middle English les