Where does “reverseless” come from?

reverseless (English) comes from English reverse, from Middle English revers, from Anglo-Norman revers, from Latin reversus, from Latin revertor, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

reverseless (English): irreversible

Definitions

  1. irreversible

Ancestry of “reverseless”, step by step

reverseless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English reverse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreverseOpposite, contrary; going in the opposite...
2Middle EnglishreversIn a reverse way or direction; upside-down
3Anglo-Normanreversreverse; opposite; contrary; opposite; reverse
4Latinreversusreturned
5LatinrevertorI return; I turn back, turn around
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- →