English
lichenless
From lichen + -less.
Formed from lichen + -less
Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- ‘to lick’
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Proto-Hellenic *léikʰō
Ancient Greek λείχω ‘to lick’
Ancient Greek λειχήν ‘Lichen-like disease affecting the skin of…’
Latin līchēn ‘a cryptogamic species of vegetation growing…’
English lichen
Today it means
adj Devoid of lichen.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lichenless