Where does “scaffoldless” come from?
scaffoldless (English) comes from English scaffold, from Middle English scaffold, from Anglo-Norman schaffaut, from Old French eschaffaut, from Old French chafaud, from Latin catafalcum, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
scaffoldless (English): That lacks a scaffold
Definitions
- That lacks a scaffold
Ancestry of “scaffoldless”, step by step
scaffoldless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scaffold
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scaffold | A structure made of scaffolding for workers to... |
| 2 | Middle English | scaffold | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | schaffaut | — |
| 4 | Old French | eschaffaut | — |
| 5 | Old French | chafaud | — |
| 6 | Latin | catafalcum | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |