Where does “pulpless” come from?

pulpless (English) comes from English pulp, from French pulpe, from Latin pulpa, from Old Latin pelpa, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pulpless (English): Without pulp

Definitions

  1. Without pulp

Ancestry of “pulpless”, step by step

pulpless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pulp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpulpA soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter; A...
2Frenchpulpepulp
3Latinpulpathe soft part of an animal's body; flesh; the...
4Old Latinpelpa—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

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 “pulpless”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Old Latin pelpa →Every word from Latin pulpa →