Where does “laybarge” come from?
laybarge (English) comes from English lay, from English Lee, from Irish Laoi, from Middle Irish láed, from English loid, from English celluloid, from English -oid, from Latin -oides — watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout.
laybarge (English): A specialized barge equipped for laying subsea pipelines, typically used in offshore oil and gas operations. Laybarges are outfitted with welding stations, tensioners, stingers, and other equipment necessary for assembling and installing pipelines on the seabed
Definitions
- A specialized barge equipped for laying subsea pipelines, typically used in offshore oil and gas operations. Laybarges are outfitted with welding stations, tensioners, stingers, and other equipment necessary for assembling and installing pipelines on the seabed
Ancestry of “laybarge”, step by step
laybarge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lay | To place down in a position of rest, or in a... |
| 2 | English | Lee | for someone who lived near a meadow (the Anglo-Saxon for meadow being ley or leag) |
| 3 | Irish | Laoi | lay, song |
| 4 | Middle Irish | láed | — |
| 5 | English | loid | A lock-picking tool made from a piece of... |
| 6 | English | celluloid | Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from... |
| 7 | English | -oid | Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having... |
| 8 | Latin | -oides | -like, -form |
| 9 | Greek | -ο | ending for accusative singular forms (eg δρόμος, ψήφος); and some vocative singular forms |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 11 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 12 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
via English barge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barge | A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled... |
| 2 | Middle English | barge | A medium ship or boat, especially one protecting... |
| 3 | Old French | barge | boat |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | barga | — |
| 5 | Latin | Barca | particularly a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders |
| 6 | Latin | bārica | — |
| 7 | Latin | bāris | baris |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βᾶρις | flat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,... |
| 9 | Coptic | ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ | boat, barge |
| 10 | Demotic | br | — |
| 11 | Egyptian | bꜣjr | a type of ship used for traveling or transporting... |