Where does “refugeless” come from?

refugeless (English) comes from English refuge, from Middle English refuge, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from Latin refugiō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

refugeless (English): Without a refuge

Definitions

  1. Without a refuge

Ancestry of “refugeless”, step by step

refugeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English refuge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrefugeA state of safety, protection or shelter; A place...
2Middle Englishrefugerefuge state or means of protection
3Old Frenchrefugea refuge; a protector or savior
4Latinrefugiumrefuge
5Latinrefugiōto run away, flee or escape
6Latinrĕ-back, backwards
7Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
8Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
9Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-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- →