Where does “purportless” come from?
purportless (English) comes from English purport, from Middle English purporten, from Anglo-Norman purporter, from Old French porter, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
purportless (English): Without purport or meaning
Definitions
- Without purport or meaning
Ancestry of “purportless”, step by step
purportless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English purport
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | purport | To convey, imply, or profess; To intend; import,... |
| 2 | Middle English | purporten | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | purporter | Alternative form of porporter |
| 4 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 5 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 6 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 7 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |