Where does “tubeful” come from?
tubeful (English) comes from English tube, from Middle French tube, from Latin tubus, from Latin tuba — A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube.
tubeful (English): Enough to fill a tube
Definitions
- Enough to fill a tube
Ancestry of “tubeful”, step by step
tubeful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tube
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tube | Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape;... |
| 2 | Middle French | tube | conduit; canal; pipe |
| 3 | Latin | tubus | tube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices |
| 4 | Latin | tuba | A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |