Where does “steamerful” come from?
steamerful (English) comes from English steamer, from English steam, from Middle English steem, from Old English stēam, from Proto-Germanic staumaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.
steamerful (English): Enough to fill a steamer steamship
Definitions
- Enough to fill a steamer steamship
Ancestry of “steamerful”, step by step
steamerful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English steamer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | steamer | A device or object that works by the operation of... |
| 2 | English | steam | The vapor formed when water changes from liquid... |
| 3 | Middle English | steem | — |
| 4 | Old English | stēam | steam, hot exhalation, hot breath; that which... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | staumaz | steam, vapour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |