Where does “COLREGS” come from?
COLREGS (English) comes from English collision, from Middle French collision, from Latin collisio, from Latin collīdō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
COLREGS (English): International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, the rules published by the International Maritime Organization to prevent collisions involving boats
Definitions
- International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, the rules published by the International Maritime Organization to prevent collisions involving boats
Ancestry of “COLREGS”, step by step
COLREGS traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English collision
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | collision | An instance of colliding; Clipping of naming... |
| 2 | Middle French | collision | — |
| 3 | Latin | collisio | clash, concussion, collision |
| 4 | Latin | collīdō | to clash, strike, dash, beat, or press together |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English regulations
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | regulations | — |