Etymograph

English

successless

From success + -less.

Formed from success + -less

Latin cēdō ‘go’

Latin succēdō ‘succeed’

Latin successus ‘course’

English success

Today it means

adj Without success; unsuccessful.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “successless”. 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 / successless