Where does “polyfill” come from?
polyfill (English) comes from English Fill, from Middle English fillen, from Old English fyllan, from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
polyfill (English): A synthetic textile used for bulk or insulation,...
Definitions
- A synthetic textile used for bulk or insulation,...
Ancestry of “polyfill”, step by step
polyfill traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fill | To make full |
| 2 | Middle English | fillen | to fill |
| 3 | Old English | fyllan | to fill; Alternative form of fiellan |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fullijan | to fill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullijaną | to fill, to make full |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via English polygon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polygon | A plane figure bounded by edges that are all... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολύγωνον | polygon |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολύγωνος | polygonal, many-angled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γωνία | corner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γόνυ | knee |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | gónu | knee |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |