Etymology

adhesionless

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Today it means: Lacking adhesion Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English adhesion
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Latinhaereō
  6. Latinadhaereō
  7. Latinadhaesiōnem
  8. Frenchadhésion
  9. Englishadhesion
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  12. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  13. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  14. English todayadhesionless

From adhesion + -less.

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