Where does “pallbearing” come from?
pallbearing (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.
pallbearing (English): Carrying the casket at a funeral; The carrying of...
Definitions
- Carrying the casket at a funeral; The carrying of...
Ancestry of “pallbearing”, step by step
pallbearing 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 bearing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bearing | present participle of bear; That bears; Of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | beringe | bearing |
| 3 | Middle English | beren | carry, bring forth |
| 4 | Old English | beran | to carry, bear; to wear; to sustain, support |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | beran | to carry, to bear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | beraną | to carry, to bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |