Where does “Londonful” come from?
Londonful (English) comes from English London, from Middle English London, from Old English Lunden, from Latin Londinium, from Proto-Celtic *Londinyom, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
Londonful (English): Enough to fill London
Definitions
- Enough to fill London
Ancestry of “Londonful”, step by step
Londonful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English London
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | London | Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000 |
| 2 | Middle English | London | — |
| 3 | Old English | Lunden | London |
| 4 | Latin | Londinium | London |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *Londinyom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |