Where does “structureless” come from?
Structureless comes from English structure combined with the suffix -les, from Middle English structure derived from Latin structura, the noun form of Latin struo meaning to build or arrange, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ster-.
structureless (English): Lacking structure
Definitions
- Lacking structure
Ancestry of “structureless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | structure | A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts; The... |
| 2 | Middle French | structure | — |
| 3 | Latin | structūra | the practice or process of building, construction |
| 4 | Latin | struō | to place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | strowō | pile up; construct, build |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |