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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

  1. Carrying the casket at a funeral; The carrying of...

Ancestry of “pallbearing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpallSenses relating to cloth; Senses relating to...
2EnglishappalAlternative spelling of appall
3Hungarianappapp, application
4EnglishapplicationThe act of applying or laying on, in a literal...
5Middle Englishapplicacioun—
6Old Frenchaplicacionapplication
7Latinapplicātiō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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