Where does “dessertspoonful” come from?
dessertspoonful (English) comes from English dessertspoon, from English dessert, from Middle French dessert, from Middle French desservir, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
dessertspoonful (English): A quantity of something about the volume of a...
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- A quantity of something about the volume of a...
Ancestry of “dessertspoonful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dessertspoon | An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a... |
| 2 | English | dessert | A sweet confection served as the last course of a... |
| 3 | Middle French | dessert | — |
| 4 | Middle French | desservir | — |
| 5 | Middle French | dés- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | — |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |