myEtymology.com: English etymology of fatherless

Etymology of the English word fatherless

the English word fatherless

using the English suffix -less

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *lausaz

derived from the English word father

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word fade

derived from the Old French word fader

derived from the Old French word fade

derived from the Vulgar Latin word fatidus

derived from the Latin word fatuus (fool; foolish, silly; idiotic)

using the Proto-Indo-European prefix pəter- (father)

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *fader