English
masterless
Masterless comes from Middle English masterles.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500masterles
- Englishtodaymasterless
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500masterles
- Englishtodaymasterless
Formed from master + -less
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big’
Old Latin magester
Latin magister ‘chief’
Old English mǣster
Middle English maister ‘master’
English master
Every English word from Middle English masterles
Today it means
adj Lacking or deprived of a master.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English masterles / masterless