Etymology

stateless

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Today it means: Of a system or protocol, such that it does not keep a persistent state between transactions. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English state
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
  3. Proto-Italic*status
  4. Latinstatu
  5. Old Frenchestat
  6. Middle Englishstat
  7. Englishstate
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  10. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  12. English todaystateless

From state + -less.

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