Where does “yenless” come from?
yenless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
yenless (English): Without any yen Japanese currency
Definitions
- Without any yen Japanese currency
Ancestry of “yenless”, step by step
yenless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English yen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | yen | The unit of Japanese currency since 1871,... |
| 2 | Japanese | 円 | a round or circular object; a circle; roundness;... |
| 3 | Chinese | 圓 | circular, round; yuan, yen, dollar; round |