Where does “wigful” come from?

wigful (English) comes from English wig, from English periwig, from French perruque, from Italian perrucca, from Italian parrucca — wig.

wigful (English): As much as will fit in or on a wig

Definitions

  1. As much as will fit in or on a wig

Ancestry of “wigful”, step by step

wigful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwigA head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head...
2EnglishperiwigA wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as...
3Frenchperruquewig; wig, periwig, peruke
4ItalianperruccaAlternative form of parrucca
5Italianparruccawig

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful
Every word from Italian parrucca
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