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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtreatTo negotiate, discuss terms, bargain; To...
2Middle Englishtreten—
3Old Frenchtretier—
4Latintractāre—
5Latintractō—
6Latin-tō—
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus—
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →