Where does “respiteless” come from?

respiteless (English) comes from English respite, from Old French respit, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

respiteless (English): Without respite

Definitions

  1. Without respite

Ancestry of “respiteless”, step by step

respiteless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English respite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrespiteA brief interval of rest or relief; A reprieve,...
2Old Frenchrespitrest
3Latinrespectusrespected; looking back; regard, consideration,...
4Latinrespiciōto look behind, look back at or upon, look to, look around
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