Where does “wet pail” come from?
wet pail (English) comes from English pail, from Middle English payle, from Old French paielle, from Latin patella, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη, from Proto-Indo-European pet-ano, from Proto-Indo-European pete- — inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...
wet pail (English): Any diaper pail that contains water
Definitions
- Any diaper pail that contains water
Ancestry of “wet pail”, step by step
wet pail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pail | A vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually... |
| 2 | Middle English | payle | A pail or bucket; a roughly cylindrical... |
| 3 | Old French | paielle | pan, cooking vessel, liquid measure |
| 4 | Latin | patella | a small or shallow pan or dish; the kneecap,... |
| 5 | Latin | patīna | A broad, shallow dish, a pan, stewpan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πατάνη | kind of flat dish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pet-ano | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pete- | to spread, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | ete- | — |
| 10 | Serbo-Croatian | tẹ́ | of you |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##... |