Where does “signatureless” come from?

signatureless (English) comes from English signature, from Middle French signature, from Latin signatura, from Latin signō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

signatureless (English): Without a signature

Definitions

  1. Without a signature

Ancestry of “signatureless”, step by step

signatureless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English signature

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsignatureA person's name, written by that person, used as...
2Middle Frenchsignature
3Latinsignaturanominative feminine singular of signātūrus;...
4Latinsignōto mark, sign
5Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
6Proto-Italicseknomsign
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

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 sek-Every word from Proto-Italic seknomEvery word from Latin signum