Where does “vaultful” come from?
vaultful (English) comes from English vault, from Middle French volter, from Italian voltare, from Vulgar Latin *volvitare, from Latin volvere, from Latin volvo, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- — to turn, to wind.
vaultful (English): As much as a vault will hold; A large amount
Definitions
- As much as a vault will hold; A large amount
Ancestry of “vaultful”, step by step
vaultful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vault
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vault | An arched masonry structure supporting and... |
| 2 | Middle French | volter | to turn or spin around; to frolic |
| 3 | Italian | voltare | to turn; to flip; to make turn; to rotate |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *volvitare | — |
| 5 | Latin | volvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | volvo | I roll, tumble |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welw- | hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |