Where does “tunicless” come from?
tunicless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
tunicless (English): Without a tunic
Ancestry of “tunicless”, step by step
tunicless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English tunic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | tunic | A garment worn over the torso, with or without... |
| 2 | Middle French | tunique | membrane; tunic |
| 3 | Old French | tunique | tunic |
| 4 | Latin | tunica | tunic, an undergarment worn by both men and... |