Where does “treatless” come from?

treatless (English) comes from English treat, from Middle English treten, from Old French tretier, from Latin tractāre, from Latin tractō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

treatless (English): Without a treat or treats

Definitions

  1. Without a treat or treats

Ancestry of “treatless”, step by step

treatless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English treat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtreatTo negotiate, discuss terms, bargain; To...
2Middle Englishtreten
3Old Frenchtretier
4Latintractāre
5Latintractōto tug, drag or haul
6Latin-tōForms here
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

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 -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin -tō