Where does “applicatorful” come from?

applicatorful (English) comes from English applicator, from English application, from Middle English applicacioun, from Old French aplicacion, from Latin applicātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

applicatorful (English): The amount that will fill an applicator

Definitions

  1. The amount that will fill an applicator

Ancestry of “applicatorful”, step by step

applicatorful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English applicator

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapplicatorA tool or device used to apply a fluid or...
2EnglishapplicationThe act of applying or laying on, in a literal...
3Middle Englishapplicacioun
4Old Frenchaplicacionapplication
5Latinapplicātiōapplication, inclination
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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