Where does “wholetail” come from?
wholetail (English) comes from English retail, from Old French retaillier, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
wholetail (English): The sale of products to end user at wholesale...
Definitions
- The sale of products to end user at wholesale...
Ancestry of “wholetail”, step by step
wholetail traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English retail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retail | The sale of goods directly to the consumer,... |
| 2 | Old French | retaillier | to shape by cutting; to circumcise; to diminish;... |
| 3 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English wholesale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wholesale | The sale of products, often in large quantities,... |
| 2 | English | whole | Entire, undivided; Sound, uninjured, healthy;... |
| 3 | Middle English | hol | hollow, empty; concave, sunken; holey |
| 4 | Old English | hol | a hole, a hollow; calumny; slander |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hol | hollow; hole |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English Tail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tail | A Chinese constellation coinciding with the tail of Scorpius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and the tail of Azure Dragon |
| 2 | Middle English | tayl | A tail; The back side or reverse of a creature; A... |
| 3 | Old English | tæġl | tail |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taglą | hair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | doḱ- | hair of the tail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |