myEtymology.com: English etymology of listless

Etymology of the English word listless

the English word listless

using the English suffix -less

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *lausaz

derived from the English word list

derived from the Old French word liste

derived from the Old Italian word lista

derived from the German root *līsta

derived from the Old Italian word listaListeriaJoseph Lister

derived from the Germanique root *lista

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *liston

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *lustijanan

The earliest known usage of listless in English dates from the 15th century.

Word found in Modern English