Where does “urnless” come from?

urnless (English) comes from English urn, from Middle English urne, from Old French urne, from Latin ūrna — urn, a moderately sized vessel for drawing water.

urnless (English): Without an urn

Definitions

  1. Without an urn

Ancestry of “urnless”, step by step

urnless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English urn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishurnA vase with a footed base; A metal vessel for...
2Middle Englishurne—
3Old Frenchurne—
4Latinūrnaurn, a moderately sized vessel for drawing water

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 Latin ūrna →Every word from Old French urne →Every word from Middle English urne →