Where does “petless” come from?

petless (English) comes from English PET, from English petition, from Old French peticiun, from Latin petitio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

petless (English): Without pets

Definitions

  1. Without pets

Ancestry of “petless”, step by step

petless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English PET

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPETInitialism of polyethylene terephthalate; Acronym...
2EnglishpetitionA formal, written request made to an official...
3Old Frenchpeticiunrequest; demand
4Latinpetitioan attack, thrust, blow; a request, petition,...
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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

Words derived from “petless

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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