Where does “tureenful” come from?
tureenful (English) comes from English tureen, from English terrene, from French terrine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.
tureenful (English): As much as a tureen will hold
Definitions
- As much as a tureen will hold
Ancestry of “tureenful”, step by step
tureenful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tureen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tureen | A broad, deep serving dish used for serving soup... |
| 2 | English | terrene | Pertaining to the earth; earthly, terrestrial,... |
| 3 | French | terrine | terrine dish |
| 4 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 5 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 6 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 7 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |