'genderless' originates from the English word 'gender' combined with the suffix '-less', where 'gender' refers to the state of being male or female, and '-less' means 'without'.

'Gender' from Old French 'gendre', from Latin 'genus', meaning 'kind, sort, gender'. The suffix '-less' is from Old English 'lēas', meaning 'free from, without'.

Initially, 'gender' referred to 'kind or sort', but over time it evolved to refer to 'male or female'. 'Genderless' now means 'without gender'.