Where does “shapelessly” come from?

shapelessly (English) comes from English shapeless, from Middle English schaples, from Middle English -les, from Turkish -le, from Turkish ile, from Ottoman Turkish ایله, from Old Anatolian Turkish اِیلَه, from Proto-Turkic bile — with, together, also.

shapelessly (English): In a shapeless manner

Definitions

  1. In a shapeless manner

Ancestry of “shapelessly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishshapelesswithout a clearly defined or identifiable shape
2Middle EnglishschaplesMisshapen or shapeless; lacking proper shape
3Middle English-lesLacking (something); without (something)
4Turkish-lewith, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form...
5Turkishilewith; and
6Ottoman Turkishایلهby
7Old Anatolian Turkishاِیلَه
8Proto-Turkicbilewith, together, also
Every word from Proto-Turkic bileEvery word from Middle English -lesEvery word from Turkish -le
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