Where does “goodyship” come from?
goodyship (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.
goodyship (English): The state or quality of a goody or goodwife
Definitions
- The state or quality of a goody or goodwife
Ancestry of “goodyship”, step by step
goodyship 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 goody
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goody | Used to indicate pleasure or delight; A small... |
| 2 | English | Good | Plato's metaprinciple of proper systemic function between principles; the fundamental Platonic form which enables knowledge and metacognition, from which other concepts such as truth, justice and virtue derive meaning |
| 3 | Dutch | goed | good; correct, right; all right, fine |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | goet | good |
| 5 | Old Dutch | guot | good |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |