Where does “resinless” come from?

resinless (English) comes from English resin, from Middle English resyn, from Old French résine, from Latin rēsīna, from Ancient Greek ῥητίνη — resin of the pine.

resinless (English): Without resin

Definitions

  1. Without resin

Ancestry of “resinless”, step by step

resinless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English resin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresinA viscous hydrocarbon secretion of many plants,...
2Middle EnglishresynAlternative form of raysyn; resin
3Old Frenchrésine—
4Latinrēsīnaresin
5Ancient Greekῥητίνηresin of the pine

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 Ancient Greek ῥητίνη →Every word from Latin rēsīna →Every word from Old French résine →