Where does “recourseless” come from?

recourseless (English) comes from English recourse, from Old French recours, from Latin recursus, from Latin recurrō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

recourseless (English): Without recourse; having no help or assistance...

Definitions

  1. Without recourse; having no help or assistance...

Ancestry of “recourseless”, step by step

recourseless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English recourse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecourseThe act of seeking assistance or advice; A...
2Old Frenchrecours—
3Latinrecursusreturned, reverted; recurred
4Latinrecurrōto run or hasten back
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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 pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →