Where does “pallbearer” come from?
pallbearer (English) comes from English pall, from English appal, from Hungarian app, from English application, from Middle English applicacioun, from Old French aplicacion, from Latin applicātiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pallbearer (English): One who carries a corner of the pall over a...
Definitions
- One who carries a corner of the pall over a...
Ancestry of “pallbearer”, step by step
pallbearer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pall | Senses relating to cloth; Senses relating to... |
| 2 | English | appal | Alternative spelling of appall |
| 3 | Hungarian | app | app, application |
| 4 | English | application | The act of applying or laying on, in a literal... |
| 5 | Middle English | applicacioun | — |
| 6 | Old French | aplicacion | application |
| 7 | Latin | applicātiō | application, inclination |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English bearer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bearer | One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or... |
| 2 | English | bear | A large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and... |
| 3 | Middle English | bere | bear; To pierce |
| 4 | Old English | bere | barley; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |