Where does “trailerless” come from?
trailerless (English) comes from English trailer, from English trail, from Middle English trailen, from Old French trailler, from Vulgar Latin tragulare, from Latin trāgula.
trailerless (English): Without a trailer
Ancestry of “trailerless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | trailer | Someone who or something that trails; Part of an... |
| 2 | English | trail | To follow behind ; to tail; To drag behind on... |
| 3 | Middle English | trailen | to hang loosely, drag along, drag away |
| 4 | Old French | trailler | to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | tragulare | to drag |
| 6 | Latin | trāgula | — |