asteriskless

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr

Proto-Hellenic *astḗr

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓στήρ (ăstḗr)

Proto-Indo-European *-iskos

Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος (-ĭ́skos)

Ancient Greek ἀστερῐ́σκος (asterĭ́skos)bor.

Late Latin asteriscusder.

Middle English asterisk

English asterisk

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.

Proto-Germanic *leusaną

Proto-Germanic *lausaz

Proto-Germanic *-lausaz

Proto-West Germanic *-laus

Old English -lēas

Middle English -les

English -less

English asteriskless

From asterisk + -less.

Adjective

asteriskless (not comparable)

1. (rare) Not marked with an asterisk.