Where does “forkful” come from?
Forkful is an English compound of fork and the suffix -ful, ultimately from Latin furca meaning a two-pronged implement, with -ful from Proto-Germanic -fullaz meaning full.
forkful (English): The amount that a fork will hold
Definitions
- The amount that a fork will hold
Ancestry of “forkful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fork | A pronged tool having a long straight handle,... |
| 2 | Middle English | forke | A fork or graip; A fork-shaped fire iron; A... |
| 3 | Old English | force | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | furkō | fork |
| 5 | Latin | furca | A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped... |