Where does “wigless” come from?
wigless (English) comes from English wig, from English periwig, from French perruque, from Italian perrucca, from Italian parrucca — wig.
wigless (English): Without a wig
Ancestry of “wigless”, step by step
wigless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | wig | A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head... |
| 2 | English | periwig | A wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as... |
| 3 | French | perruque | wig; wig, periwig, peruke |
| 4 | Italian | perrucca | Alternative form of parrucca |
| 5 | Italian | parrucca | wig |
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 | — |
Words derived from “wigless”