Where does “phraseless” come from?

phraseless (English) comes from English phrase, from Late Latin phrasis, from Ancient Greek φράσις, from Ancient Greek φράζω, from Ancient Greek φράσσω — to fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...

phraseless (English): indescribable; without phrases

Definitions

  1. indescribable; without phrases

Ancestry of “phraseless”, step by step

phraseless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English phrase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphraseA short written or spoken expression; A word or...
2Late Latinphrasisdiction
3Ancient Greekφράσιςspeech; way of speaking, expression; expression,...
4Ancient Greekφράζωto make known, point out, intimate, show; to...
5Ancient Greekφράσσωto fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...

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 Ancient Greek φράσσω