Where does “recipeless” come from?

recipeless (English) comes from English recipe, from Middle French récipé, from Latin recipe, from Latin recipio, from Latin capio, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

recipeless (English): Without a recipe

Definitions

  1. Without a recipe

Ancestry of “recipeless”, step by step

recipeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English recipe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecipeA formula for preparing or using a medicine; a...
2Middle Frenchrécipéprescription
3Latinrecipesecond-person singular present active imperative...
4LatinrecipioI take back; I receive; I take upon myself,...
5LatincapioI take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take...
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-