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Where does “handfed” come from?

handfed (English) comes from English Fed, from English federation, from French Fédération, from Latin foederatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

handfed (English): Fed by hand; simple past tense and past...

Definitions

  1. Fed by hand; simple past tense and past...

Ancestry of “handfed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFed—
2EnglishfederationAct of joining together into a single political...
3FrenchFédération—
4Latinfoederatiofederation, treaty
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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