Where does “churchful” come from?

churchful (English) comes from English church, from Middle English chirche, from Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

churchful (English): As many as a church will hold

Definitions

  1. As many as a church will hold

Ancestry of “churchful”, step by step

churchful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English church

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchurchA Christian house of worship; a building where...
2Middle Englishchirchechurch, cathedral; temple, synagogue; clergy,...
3Old Englishċiriċechurch
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →