Where does “bushmanship” come from?
bushmanship (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.
bushmanship (English): The survival skills of a bushman
Definitions
- The survival skills of a bushman
Ancestry of “bushmanship”, step by step
bushmanship 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 Bushman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bushman | A member of one of the foraging ethnic groups... |
| 2 | English | Bush | A place name |
| 3 | Middle English | bush | grove, wood; thicket, underbrush; bush; branch of... |
| 4 | Old English | busċ | — |
| 5 | Latin | bosca | firewood |
| 6 | Late Latin | busca | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | busk | bush, thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |