Where does “flowerpotful” come from?
flowerpotful (English) comes from English flowerpot, from English flower, from Middle English flour, from Anglo-Norman flur, from Old French flor, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s.
flowerpotful (English): As much as a flowerpot will hold
Definitions
- As much as a flowerpot will hold
Ancestry of “flowerpotful”, step by step
flowerpotful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flowerpot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flowerpot | A pot filled with soil in which plants are grown |
| 2 | English | flower | A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with... |
| 3 | Middle English | flour | A flower; A depiction or likeness of a flower;... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | flur | Alternative form of flor |
| 5 | Old French | flor | flower |
| 6 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |