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:
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lunch pail (English): A lunchbox
Ancestry of “lunch pail”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ:
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Words derived from “lunch pail”