Where does “zitless” come from?

zitless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.

zitless (English): Without zits

Definitions

  1. Without zits

Ancestry of “zitless”, step by step

zitless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus

via English zit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishzitpimple
Every word from Proto-Germanic *laus