Where does “weightlessly” come from?
weightlessly (English) comes from English weightless, from English -less, from Middle English -les, from Turkish -le, from Turkish ile, from Ottoman Turkish ایله, from Old Anatolian Turkish اِیلَه, from Proto-Turkic bile — with, together, also.
weightlessly (English): whilst weightless; without weight
Definitions
- whilst weightless; without weight
Ancestry of “weightlessly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weightless | Which has no weight; Which is not being affected... |
| 2 | English | -less | (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun |
| 3 | Middle English | -les | Lacking (something); without (something) |
| 4 | Turkish | -le | with, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form... |
| 5 | Turkish | ile | with; and |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | ایله | by |
| 7 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اِیلَه | — |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | bile | with, together, also |