myEtymology.com: English etymology of powerless

Etymology of the English word powerless

the English word powerless

using the English suffix -less

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *lausaz

derived from the English word power

derived from the Latin word exponens (exponent)

derived from the Classical Latin word exponere (set, put forth, out)

derived from the Latin word ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *apo-

using the Latin prefix ex-

derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs