Where does “pitwall” come from?
pitwall (English) comes from English pit, from Middle English pit, from Old English pytt, from Proto-West Germanic puti, from Latin puteus, from Latin -al — noun-forming suffix.
pitwall (English): The wall of a pit
Definitions
- The wall of a pit
Ancestry of “pitwall”, step by step
pitwall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pit | A hole in the ground; An area at a racetrack used... |
| 2 | Middle English | pit | — |
| 3 | Old English | pytt | pit; well, pool; grave |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | puti | well |
| 5 | Latin | puteus | pit, dungeon; well; cistern |
| 6 | Latin | -al | noun-forming suffix |
via English Wall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wall | The Berlin Wall |
| 2 | Middle English | wall | Alternative form of wale |
| 3 | Old English | weall | wall; fervour; uproar; boiled or mulled wine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wallaz | well, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 5 | Latin | vallum | wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | to see, perceive |