Where does “longshoreperson” come from?
longshoreperson (English) comes from English longshore, from English alongshore, from English along, from Old English andlang, from Old English and-, from Proto-West Germanic anda-, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti — on, onto.
longshoreperson (English): A longshoreman or longshorewoman
Definitions
- A longshoreman or longshorewoman
Ancestry of “longshoreperson”, step by step
longshoreperson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English longshore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | longshore | Of, relating to, or living along a seacoast;... |
| 2 | English | alongshore | At or along a shore or coast |
| 3 | English | along | By the length of; in a line with the length of;... |
| 4 | Old English | andlang | throughout, all along; along |
| 5 | Old English | and- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English Person
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Person | An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being |
| 2 | Middle English | persoun | person |
| 3 | Old French | persone | person; individual; rector of a parish; someone;... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | persona | parson, person; mask; character |
| 5 | Latin | persōna | mask |
| 6 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |