Where does “sermonless” come from?

sermonless (English) comes from English sermon, from Middle English sermoun, from Old French sermon, from Latin sermō, from Proto-Indo-European sermō, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

sermonless (English): Without a sermon

Definitions

  1. Without a sermon

Ancestry of “sermonless”, step by step

sermonless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sermon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsermonReligious discourse; a written or spoken address...
2Middle EnglishsermounA talk or speech by one person; A sermon; a...
3Old Frenchsermonsermon (religious)
4Latinsermōa conversation, discussion
5Proto-Indo-Europeansermō
6Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

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 ser-