Where does “teapotful” come from?
teapotful (English) comes from English teapot, from English pot, from Middle English pot, from Old French pot, from Vulgar Latin pottum, from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
teapotful (English): As much as a teapot will hold
Definitions
- As much as a teapot will hold
Ancestry of “teapotful”, step by step
teapotful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English teapot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | teapot | A vessel for brewing and serving tea |
| 2 | English | pot | A flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;... |
| 3 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 4 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 6 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |