Where does “companionway” come from?
Companionway derives from English companion and English way, with companion from Old English gezelschap via Middle Dutch, ultimately tracing to Latin com meaning together.
companionway (English): a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on...
Definitions
- a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on...
Ancestry of “companionway”, step by step
companionway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English companion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | companion | A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with... |
| 2 | Middle English | companion | — |
| 3 | Old French | compaignon | friend; colleague, companion |
| 4 | Late Latin | companio | a person who shares the bread; companion |
| 5 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 6 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |