Where does “valorless” come from?

valorless (English) comes from English valor, from Latin valor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

valorless (English): Without valor

Definitions

  1. Without valor

Ancestry of “valorless”, step by step

valorless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English valor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvalorValue; worth; Strength of mind in regard to...
2Latinvalorvalue, worth
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

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 -os