Where does “scuttleful” come from?
scuttleful (English) comes from English scuttle, from Middle English scuttel, from Old English sċutel, from Latin scutella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
scuttleful (English): Enough to fill a scuttle
Ancestry of “scuttleful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scuttle | A container like an open bucket; A broad, shallow... |
| 2 | Middle English | scuttel | — |
| 3 | Old English | sċutel | dart, arrow; bar; bolt |
| 4 | Latin | scutella | a small or shallow bowl, basin or dish; a small... |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |