Where does “propertyless” come from?
propertyless (English) comes from English property, from Middle English propertee, from Old French propreté, from Latin proprietās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
propertyless (English): Without property—things owned; Having no...
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- Without property—things owned; Having no...
Ancestry of “propertyless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | property | Something that is owned; A piece of real estate,... |
| 2 | Middle English | propertee | — |
| 3 | Old French | propreté | ownership; property |
| 4 | Latin | proprietās | quality, property, peculiarity, character |
| 5 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |