'directionless' originates from the word 'direction' combined with the suffix '-less', where 'direction' meant 'a course along which someone or something moves' and '-less' meant 'without'.

'direction' changed from the Old French word 'direction' and eventually became the modern English word 'direction'.

Initially, it meant 'without a course or path', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'lacking a clear direction or purpose'.