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Where does “promiseless” come from?

promiseless (English) comes from English promise, from Middle English promis, from Old French promesse, from Medieval Latin promissa, from Latin prōmissum, from Latin promissus, from Latin prōmittō, from Latin prō — to fit, to fix, to put together.

promiseless (English): Without a promise

Definitions

  1. Without a promise

Ancestry of “promiseless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpromisean oath or affirmation; a vow; a transaction...
2Middle Englishpromis—
3Old Frenchpromessepromise
4Medieval Latinpromissa—
5Latinprōmissum—
6Latinpromissuspromised
7Latinprōmittō—
8Latinprō—
9Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
10Latinrēōr—
11Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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