Where does “ownship” come from?

ownship (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.

ownship (English): One's own aircraft, as represented in a flight...

Definitions

  1. One's own aircraft, as represented in a flight...

Ancestry of “ownship”, step by step

ownship traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ship

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshipA water-borne vessel generally larger than a...
2EnglishrelationshipConnection or association; the condition of being...
3EnglishrelationThe manner in which two things may be associated;...
4Middle Englishrelacion
5Old Frenchrelacion
6Latinrelātiōcarrying or bringing back
7Latinreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away
8Latinrĕ-back, backwards
9Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
10Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
11Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English own

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishownBelonging to; possessed; proper to. Often marks a...
2Middle EnglishaȝenAlternative form of awen
3Old Englishāgenpeculiar; own, proper, peculiar
4Proto-West Germanicaiganto possess, to own, to have; own
5Proto-Germanic*aiganą
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂óyḱeto possess, to own
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-