Where does “slipless” come from?
slipless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
slipless (English): Without physical slippage
Definitions
- Without physical slippage
Ancestry of “slipless”, step by step
slipless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |
via English slip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | slip | A thin, slippery mix of clay and water; Mud,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | slippe | — |
Words derived from “slipless”