Where does “bridegroomship” come from?
bridegroomship (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.
bridegroomship (English): The role or status of bridegroom
Definitions
- The role or status of bridegroom
Ancestry of “bridegroomship”, step by step
bridegroomship traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ship
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ship | A water-borne vessel generally larger than a... |
| 2 | English | relationship | Connection or association; the condition of being... |
| 3 | English | relation | The manner in which two things may be associated;... |
| 4 | Middle English | relacion | — |
| 5 | Old French | relacion | — |
| 6 | Latin | relātiō | carrying or bringing back |
| 7 | Latin | referō | to bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English bridegroom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bridegroom | A man in the context of his own wedding; one who... |
| 2 | Middle English | brydgrome | Alternative form of bridegome |
| 3 | Middle English | bridegome | A groom; a man recently married or to be married;... |
| 4 | Old English | brȳdguma | bridegroom |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *brūdigumō | bridegroom, husband of the bride |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brūdigumô | bridegroom, husband of the bride |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gumô | man |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰm̥mō | earthling, human |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |