Where does “puttyless” come from?

puttyless (English) comes from English putty, from French potée, from French pot, from English pot, from Middle English pot, from Old French pot, from Vulgar Latin pottum, from Frankish *pott — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

puttyless (English): Without putty

Definitions

  1. Without putty

Ancestry of “puttyless”, step by step

puttyless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English putty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishputtyA form of cement, made from linseed oil and...
2Frenchpotéepotful; hotpot
3Frenchpotpot, jar, vase, tin, can, carton; cooking pot;...
4EnglishpotA flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;...
5Middle EnglishpotA pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top...
6Old Frenchpotpot; third-person singular present indicative of...
7Vulgar Latinpottum
8Frankish*pott
9Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

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
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