Etymology

regretlessness

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Today it means: Absence of regret. Full definition →

English regretless ← Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰreh₁d-
  5. Proto-Germanic*grētaną
  6. Frankish*grātan
  7. Old French*greter
  8. Old Frenchregreter
  9. Middle Englishregretten
  10. Englishregret
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  13. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  14. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  15. Englishregretless
  16. English todayregretlessness

From regretless + -ness.

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