Where does “sandalless” come from?

sandalless (English) comes from English sandal, from Middle English sandal, from Old French sandale, from Latin sandalium, from Ancient Greek σανδάλιον, from Ancient Greek σάνδαλον, from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து — Santalum tree.

sandalless (English): Without sandals

Definitions

  1. Without sandals

Ancestry of “sandalless”, step by step

sandalless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sandal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsandalA type of open shoe made up of straps or bands...
2Middle Englishsandalsandal, thong, slip-on; episcopal sandal, papal...
3Old Frenchsandalesandal
4Latinsandaliumslipper; sandal
5Ancient Greekσανδάλιονsandal
6Ancient GreekσάνδαλονA sandal; A flat fish similar to ψῆττα
7Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
8Tamilசாந்துSantalum tree

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 Tamil சாந்துEvery word from Sanskrit चन्दनEvery word from Ancient Greek σάνδαλον
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