Where does “xipejar” come from?

xipejar (Catalan) comes from Spanish shippear, from English ship, from English relationship, from English relation, from Middle English relacion, from Old French relacion, from Latin relātiō, from Latin referō — before, in front; first; to go through.

xipejar (Catalan): to ship; to support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters

Definitions

  1. to ship; to support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters

Ancestry of “xipejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishshippearto ship; to support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters
2EnglishshipA water-borne vessel generally larger than a...
3EnglishrelationshipConnection or association; the condition of being...
4EnglishrelationThe manner in which two things may be associated;...
5Middle Englishrelacion
6Old Frenchrelacion
7Latinrelātiōcarrying or bringing back
8Latinreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away
9Latinrĕ-back, backwards
10Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
11Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
12Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
15Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
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