Where does “trailerful” come from?
trailerful (English) comes from English trailer, from English trail, from Middle English trailen, from Old French trailler, from Vulgar Latin tragulare, from Latin trāgula — a javelin or dart having a throwing-strap (āmentum).
trailerful (English): As much as a trailer will hold
Definitions
- As much as a trailer will hold
Ancestry of “trailerful”, step by step
trailerful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trailer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trailer | Someone who or something that trails; Part of an... |
| 2 | English | trail | To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something) |
| 3 | Middle English | trailen | to hang loosely, drag along, drag away |
| 4 | Old French | trailler | to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | tragulare | to drag |
| 6 | Latin | trāgula | a javelin or dart having a throwing-strap (āmentum) |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |