Where does “foreignership” come from?
foreignership (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.
foreignership (English): The condition of being a foreigner
Definitions
- The condition of being a foreigner
Ancestry of “foreignership”, step by step
foreignership 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 foreigner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foreigner | A person from a foreign country; A private job... |
| 2 | Middle English | forner | Alternative form of foreyner |
| 3 | Middle English | forein | Alternative form of foreyn |
| 4 | Old French | forain | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | foranus | outsider, outlander |
| 6 | Latin | forās | outside, outdoors (destination) |
| 7 | Latin | -ās | Used to form gentilic adjectives with the meaning "of/from" a country or place |
| 8 | Latin | -ātis | first conjugation |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |