Where does “tuckerbox” come from?
tuckerbox (English) comes from English box, from French boxer, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
tuckerbox (English): lunchbox
Definitions
- lunchbox
Ancestry of “tuckerbox”, step by step
tuckerbox traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English box
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | box | Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or... |
| 2 | French | boxer | boxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box |
| 3 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English tucker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tucker | To tire out or exhaust a person or animal; One... |
| 2 | English | tuck | To pull or gather up; To push into a snug... |
| 3 | Old French | estoc | rapier; end of a sword, rapier; the point of a... |
| 4 | Italian | stocco | tuck; A rapier, a sword; corn plant after cobs... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stōken | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | stokon | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stukōną | to push, to thrust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |