Where does “substanceless” come from?

substanceless (English) comes from English substance, from Middle English substance, from Old French substance, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo.

substanceless (English): Devoid of substance; insubstantial

Definitions

  1. Devoid of substance; insubstantial

Ancestry of “substanceless”, step by step

substanceless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English substance

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubstancePhysical matter; material; The essential part of...
2Middle Englishsubstanceessence
3Old Frenchsubstancemost essential; substantial part; existence
4Latinsubstantiasubstance, essence, material, contents; fortune,...
5Latinsubstāns—
6Latinsubstōto hold out, to stand firm
7Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
8Proto-Italicsupounder
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

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—

Words derived from “substanceless”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →