Where does “articleship” come from?

articleship (English) comes from English ship, from English relationship, from English relation, from Middle English relacion, from Old French relacion, from Latin relātiō, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.

articleship (English): The status or period of being articled, or bound under the articles of an apprenticeship

Definitions

  1. The status or period of being articled, or bound under the articles of an apprenticeship

Ancestry of “articleship”, step by step

articleship traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ship

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

via English article

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharticleA piece of nonfictional writing such as a story,...
2Middle Englisharticle
3Old Frencharticlejoint; articulation; article
4LatinarticulusA point connecting various parts of the body;...
5Latinartusnarrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értusthat which is fit together; juncture, ordering
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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