Where does “sodaless” come from?
sodaless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
sodaless (English): Without soda
Ancestry of “sodaless”, step by step
sodaless 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 soda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | soda | Sodium bicarbonate; Sodium carbonate; Sodium in... |
| 2 | Italian | soda | soda, sodium carbonate; soda water; third-person... |
| 3 | Arabic | سُوَّاد | saltwort |