Where does “stubbleless” come from?

stubbleless (English) comes from English stubble, from Anglo-Norman stuble, from Old French esteule, from Old French estoble, from Latin stipula, from Proto-Italic stipelā, from Proto-Italic stips, from Proto-Indo-European steyp- — be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect.

stubbleless (English): Without facial stubble

Definitions

  1. Without facial stubble

Ancestry of “stubbleless”, step by step

stubbleless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stubble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstubbleShort, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face;...
2Anglo-Normanstuble
3Old Frenchesteulestraw
4Old Frenchestoble
5Latinstipulastalk; stubble; straw
6Proto-Italicstipelāstraw
7Proto-Italicstipsstalk
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteyp-be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyp-