Etymology

genderless

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Today it means: Without a gender. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English gender
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  3. Proto-Italic*genos
  4. Latingenus
  5. Old Frenchgendre
  6. Middle Englishgendre
  7. Englishgender
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  10. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  12. English todaygenderless

From gender + -less (“without, lacking”).

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