English
spitless
From spit + -less.
A compound of spit + -less
Proto-Indo-European *speyd- ‘sharp’
Proto-Germanic *spitō ‘rod’
Old English spitu ‘rod on which meat is cooked’
Middle English spit
English spit
Today it means
adj Without spit or spitting.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “spitless”. 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 / spitless