Where does “speckless” come from?
speckless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
speckless (English): spotless, perfectly clean; spotless; without...
Definitions
- spotless, perfectly clean; spotless; without...
Ancestry of “speckless”, step by step
speckless 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 speck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | speck | A tiny spot, especially of dirt etc; A very small... |
| 2 | Middle English | spekke | A splotch or stain; a mark or zone of aberrant... |
| 3 | Old English | specca | small spot, stain |
Words derived from “speckless”