Where does “jiggermast” come from?
jiggermast (English) comes from English jigger, from Proto-Slavic jiga, from English Digger, from Middle English dyggar, from Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
jiggermast (English): The smallest mast on a ship with more than three...
Definitions
- The smallest mast on a ship with more than three...
Ancestry of “jiggermast”, step by step
jiggermast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jigger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jigger | A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | jiga | — |
| 3 | English | Digger | A soldier from Australia or New Zealand; One of a... |
| 4 | Middle English | dyggar | digger |
| 5 | Middle English | -ere | er |
| 6 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 9 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via English Mast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mast | — |
| 2 | French | masse | a paste, a dough; large amount or quantity of... |
| 3 | Old French | mace | mace weapon |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | mattia | — |
| 5 | Latin | mateola | The meaning of this term is uncertain.... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |