Where does “lunch pail” come from?
lunch pail (English) comes from English pail, from Middle English payle, from Old French paielle, from Latin patella, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη, from Proto-Indo-European pet-ano, from Proto-Indo-European pete- — inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...
lunch pail (English): A lunchbox
Definitions
- A lunchbox
Ancestry of “lunch pail”, step by step
lunch pail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pail | A vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually... |
| 2 | Middle English | payle | A pail or bucket; a roughly cylindrical... |
| 3 | Old French | paielle | pan, cooking vessel, liquid measure |
| 4 | Latin | patella | a small or shallow pan or dish; the kneecap,... |
| 5 | Latin | patīna | A broad, shallow dish, a pan, stewpan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πατάνη | kind of flat dish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pet-ano | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pete- | to spread, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | ete- | — |
| 10 | Serbo-Croatian | tẹ́ | of you |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##... |