Where does “pailful” come from?
pailful (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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pailful (English): The amount that fills, or would fill, a pail
Definitions
- The amount that fills, or would fill, a pail
Ancestry of “pailful”, 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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