Where does “rulesless” come from?
rulesless (English) comes from English rules, from English rule, from Middle English reule, from Old French reule, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
rulesless (English): Without rules
Definitions
- Without rules
Ancestry of “rulesless”, step by step
rulesless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rules
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rules | plural of rule; Third-person singular simple... |
| 2 | English | rule | A regulation, law, guideline; A regulating... |
| 3 | Middle English | reule | legal code, set of rules; moral code, principles;... |
| 4 | Old French | reule | rule; ruler; rule |
| 5 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 6 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |