English
joistless
From joist + -less.
Formed from joist + -less
Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- ‘to throw’
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Latin iaciō ‘to throw’
Latin iaceo ‘to lie prostrate, lie down’
Old French gesir ‘to lie down’
Old French giste ‘resting-place’
English joist
Today it means
adj Without joists.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / joistless