Where does “tressless” come from?

tressless (English) comes from English tress, from French tresse, from Old French tresce, from Vulgar Latin trichia, from Ancient Greek τριχία, from Ancient Greek θρίξ — hair.

tressless (English): Without a tress

Definitions

Without a tress

Ancestry of “tressless”, step by step

tressless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tress

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	tress	A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet; A...
2	French	tresse	tress, braid, plait; first-person singular...
3	Old French	tresce	lock of hair
4	Vulgar Latin	trichia	—
5	Ancient Greek	τριχία	rope
6	Ancient Greek	θρίξ	hair

via English less

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	less	To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2	Middle English	les	false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3	Old English	lēas	false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4	Proto-Germanic	*laus	—

Every word from Ancient Greek θρίξ →Every word from Ancient Greek τριχία →Every word from Vulgar Latin trichia →