Where does “valiseless” come from?

valiseless (English) comes from English valise, from French valise, from Middle French valise, from Medieval Latin valesia, from Late Latin valisia, from Gaulish valisia, from Proto-Celtic val-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

valiseless (English): Without a valise

Definitions

  1. Without a valise

Ancestry of “valiseless”, step by step

valiseless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English valise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvaliseA piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase or...
2Frenchvalisecase, suitcase
3Middle Frenchvalise
4Medieval Latinvalesia
5Late Latinvalisia
6Gaulishvalisialeather bag
7Proto-Celticval-to enclose, surround
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

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 welH-Every word from Proto-Celtic val-Every word from Gaulish valisia
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