Where does “bileful” come from?
bileful (English) comes from English bile, from English boil, from Middle English bile, from Old English bȳl, from Proto-Germanic būlō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bileful (English): Poisonous, jaundiced, spiteful, choleric, angry
Definitions
- Poisonous, jaundiced, spiteful, choleric, angry
Ancestry of “bileful”, step by step
bileful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bile | A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow... |
| 2 | English | boil | A localized accumulation of pus in the skin,... |
| 3 | Middle English | bile | — |
| 4 | Old English | bȳl | boil |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | būlō | boil; sore |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |