Etymology

tubeless

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Today it means: Without a tube. Full definition →

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

  1. Latintuba
  2. Latintubus
  3. Middle Frenchtube
  4. Englishtube
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  7. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  8. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  9. English todaytubeless

From tube + -less.

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