ENGLISH ROOT WORD: full "full." from Old English full, ful, fyllo, fyllu

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【full】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "full," "ful," "fyllo," and "fyllu." It carries the basic meaning of "full." from PIE *pele- "⑴to fill; ⑵flat; to spread"

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "full"]

fill ****[707] If you fill a container or area, or if it fills, an amount of something enters it that is enough to make it full.
fulfilment ☆[5133] the act or process of fulfilling
full ****[441] If something is full, it contains as much of a substance or as many objects as it can.
fully ****[1418] in every way or detail; completely or entirely

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[WORD ROOT]root full
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] fil, fill, ful, fulfil, full
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) full, ful, fyllo, fyllu
[MEANING]root full

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Old English】 full [from Proto-Germanic *fullaz] containing all that can be received; having eaten or drunk to repletion; filled; perfect, entire, utter
• 【Old English】 ful very, fully, entirely, completely
• 【Old English】 fyllo full; fullness (of food), satiety
• 【Old English】 fyllu [from full] (noun) fullness, fill, feast, satiety

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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fill ★★★★[707] verb from fill 〈 full
【DEFINITION】 If you fill a container or area, or if it fills, an amount of something enters it that is enough to make it full.
【Declension/Conjugation】 filled, filled, filling, fills
【SYNONYM】 complete
【ROOTs】 fill(full); full
【Etymology】 《Old English fyllan》 (verb) to fill, make full, fill up, replenish, satisfy; complete, fulfill
【First Known Meaning】 to fill, make full, fill up, replenish, satisfy; complete, fulfill
【DERIVATIVEs】 fillable, full, fullness, fully, fulness, fill

fulfilment ☆[5133] noun from full
【DEFINITION】 ① the act or process of fulfilling
② the act or process of delivering a product (such as a publication) to a customer
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【SYNONYM】 fulfillment
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fulfil(full); full ⑵ ment; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English full》 [from Proto-Germanic *fullaz] containing all that can be received; having eaten or drunk to repletion; filled; perfect, entire, utter
【DERIVATIVEs】 fulfiller, fulfillment, fulfilment, fulfil

full ★★★★[441] adjective from full
【DEFINITION】 If something is full, it contains as much of a substance or as many objects as it can.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; full < fuller < fullest
【SYNONYM】 comprehensive
【ROOTs】 full; full
【Etymology】 《Old English full》 [from Proto-Germanic *fullaz] containing all that can be received; having eaten or drunk to repletion; filled; perfect, entire, utter
【DERIVATIVEs】 fillable, full, fullness, fully, fulness, fill

fully ★★★★[1418] adverb from full
【DEFINITION】 ① in every way or detail; completely or entirely
② sometimes used with more and most see also fully booked at BOOK2
③ at least
【COMPOSITION】 full + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ full; full ⑵ y(ly); adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English full》 [from Proto-Germanic *fullaz] containing all that can be received; having eaten or drunk to repletion; filled; perfect, entire, utter
【DERIVATIVEs】 full, fullness, fully, fulness, fill

Other words containing "full"; fillable, filler, filling, fulfil, fullness, fulness, landfill

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

fug-, fugit-
front
fright
friend
frequent
freeze
free
frag-, frang-, -fring-, fract-
four
fort

 

 

 

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