English
riteless
From rite + -less.
Formed from rite + -less
Proto-Indo-European *h₂rey- ‘to count, observe carefully’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂réy-tu-s ~ *h₂ri-téw-s
Proto-Italic *reitus
Latin ritus ‘rite, ceremony’
English rite
Today it means
adj Without rites.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “riteless”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / riteless