Where does “trowelful” come from?
trowelful (English) comes from English trowel, from Middle English trowell, from Middle French truelle, from Late Latin truella, from Latin trulla, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
trowelful (English): as much as a trowel will hold
Definitions
- as much as a trowel will hold
Ancestry of “trowelful”, step by step
trowelful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trowel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trowel | A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing... |
| 2 | Middle English | trowell | — |
| 3 | Middle French | truelle | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | truella | — |
| 5 | Latin | trulla | small ladle or scoop |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |