Where does “examsmanship” come from?
examsmanship (English) comes from English manship, from Middle English manship, from Old English manscipe, from Old English -sċipe, from Proto-West Germanic -skapi, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
examsmanship (English): The skill of taking examinations
Definitions
- The skill of taking examinations
Ancestry of “examsmanship”, step by step
examsmanship traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English manship
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | manship | The characteristic of being a man; maleness;... |
| 2 | Middle English | manship | position of honor; respect; courtesy; manly... |
| 3 | Old English | manscipe | humanity, courtesy, kindness, chivalry |
| 4 | Old English | -sċipe | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -skapi | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via English exams
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exams | plural of exam |