Where does “verveless” come from?

verveless (English) comes from English verve, from French verve, from Latin verva, from Latin verbum, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

verveless (English): Lacking verve

Definitions

  1. Lacking verve

Ancestry of “verveless”, step by step

verveless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English verve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishverveExcitement of imagination such as that which...
2Frenchverveeloquence; verve, brio
3Latinverva
4Latinverbumword; proverb, saying; verb
5Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
6Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

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 leǵ-