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speechless (adj.)
[speechless 词源字典]
Old English
spæcleas
"permanently mute;" see
speech
+
-less
. Meaning "mute by effect of astonishment" is from late 14c. Related:
Speechlessly
;
speechlessness
.
[speechless etymology, speechless origin, 英语词源]