Where does “terpeneless” come from?

terpeneless (English) comes from English terpene, from German Terpen, from German Terpentin, from Latin terebinthina, from Latin terebinthus, from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος, from Ancient Greek τέρμινθος — terebinth; swelling like the fruit of the...

terpeneless (English): Without terpene

Definitions

  1. Without terpene

Ancestry of “terpeneless”, step by step

terpeneless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English terpene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishterpeneA very large class of naturally occurring and...
2GermanTerpenterpene
3GermanTerpentinturpentine
4Latinterebinthinaturpentine
5Latinterebinthusterebinth tree
6Ancient Greekτερέβινθοςterebinth tree
7Ancient Greekτέρμινθοςterebinth; swelling like the fruit of the...

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 Ancient Greek τέρμινθοςEvery word from Ancient Greek τερέβινθοςEvery word from Latin terebinthus
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