Where does “rivetless” come from?

rivetless (English) comes from English rivet, from Old French rivet, from Old French river, from Old French rive, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

rivetless (English): Without rivets

Definitions

  1. Without rivets

Ancestry of “rivetless”, step by step

rivetless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rivet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrivetA cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches...
2Old Frenchrivet—
3Old Frenchriverto fetter
4Old Frenchriverim, edge
5Latinrīpabank (of a river)
6Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—

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 h₁réyp-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic reipā →Every word from Latin rīpa →