Where does “zephyrless” come from?
zephyrless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
zephyrless (English): Without a zephyr
Ancestry of “zephyrless”, step by step
zephyrless 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 Zephyr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Zephyr | The god of the West Wind |
| 2 | Latin | Zephyrus | personification of the west wind |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ζέφυρος | Zephyrus, the west wind; westerly wind; west wind |