Where does “longliner” come from?

longliner (English) comes from English longline, from English long, from English longitude, from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

longliner (English): A fisherman or fishing boat that uses longlines

Definitions

  1. A fisherman or fishing boat that uses longlines

Ancestry of “longliner”, step by step

longliner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English longline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlonglinelonger than usual; especially reaching to the...
2EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
3EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
4Old Frenchlongitude
5Latinlongitūdōlength, longitude; longness
6Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
7Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ