Where does “listful” come from?
listful (English) comes from English List, from French liste, from German līste, from Italian lista, from Old High German līsta, from Proto-Germanic līstōn.
listful (English): Attentive, listening; Using or based on lists;...
Definitions
- Attentive, listening; Using or based on lists;...
Ancestry of “listful”, step by step
listful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English List
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | List | A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth |
| 2 | French | liste | list |
| 3 | German | līste | list |
| 4 | Italian | lista | list, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of... |
| 5 | Old High German | līsta | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līstōn | — |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |