Where does “vialful” come from?

vialful (English) comes from English vial, from Middle English viole, from Old French fiole, from Late Latin fiola, from Latin phiala, from Ancient Greek φιάλη — round and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan.

vialful (English): Enough to fill a vial

Definitions

  1. Enough to fill a vial

Ancestry of “vialful”, step by step

vialful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvialA glass vessel or bottle, especially a small...
2Middle EnglishvioleAlternative form of fiole
3Old Frenchfiolevial, phial
4Late Latinfiolavial, phial
5Latinphialasaucer; a censer, thurible
6Ancient Greekφιάληround and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful
Every word from Ancient Greek φιάληEvery word from Latin phialaEvery word from Late Latin fiola
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