Where does “veilless” come from?
veilless (English) comes from English veil, from Middle English veil, from Latin velum, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
veilless (English): Without a veil
Ancestry of “veilless”, step by step
veilless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English veil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | veil | Something hung up or spread out to hide or... |
| 2 | Middle English | veil | — |
| 3 | Latin | velum | the sail of a ship; a cloth, curtain, veil,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
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 | — |