Where does “vimless” come from?
vimless (English) comes from English vim, from Latin vim, from Latin vis, from Latin viola, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
vimless (English): Without vim
Definitions
- Without vim
Ancestry of “vimless”, step by step
vimless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vim | Ready vitality and vigour |
| 2 | Latin | vim | accusative singular of vīs |
| 3 | Latin | vis | force, power, strength, faculty; strength, might;... |
| 4 | Latin | viola | violet; second-person singular present active... |
| 5 | Latin | violo | I treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |