Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “payle” come from?

payle (Middle English) comes 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-, from Proto-Finnic ete-, from Serbo-Croatian tẹ́ — inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...

payle (Middle English): A pail or bucket; a roughly cylindrical...

Definitions

  1. A pail or bucket; a roughly cylindrical...

Ancestry of “payle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpaiellepan, cooking vessel, liquid measure
2Latinpatellaa small or shallow pan or dish; the kneecap,...
3Latinpatīna—
4Ancient Greekπατάνηkind of flat dish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpet-ano—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpete-to spread, stretch out
7Proto-Finnicete-—
8Serbo-Croatiantẹ́—
9Proto-Slavictainflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...

Words derived from “payle”

  • pail
  • pailful
  • lunchpail
  • paille
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