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Where does “structurelessness” come from?

structurelessness (English) comes from English structureless, from English structure, from Middle French structure, from Latin structūra, from Latin struō, from Proto-Italic strowō, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- — sterile, infertile.

structurelessness (English): The state or condition of being structureless;...

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being structureless;...

Ancestry of “structurelessness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstructurelessLacking structure
2EnglishstructureA cohesive whole built up of distinct parts; The...
3Middle Frenchstructure—
4Latinstructūra—
5Latinstruō—
6Proto-Italicstrowōpile up; construct, build
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
8Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
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