Where does “litterbasket” come from?
litterbasket (English) comes from English basket, from Middle English basket, from Anglo-Norman French bascat, from Late Latin bascauda, from Proto-Celtic baski, from Proto-Indo-European bʰask- — bundle, band.
litterbasket (English): A wastebasket
Definitions
- A wastebasket
Ancestry of “litterbasket”, step by step
litterbasket traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English basket
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | basket | A lightweight container, generally round, open at... |
| 2 | Middle English | basket | A basket; The amount that fits in a basket |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman French | bascat | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | bascauda | kettle, table-vessel |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | baski | bundle, load |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰask- | bundle, band |