Where does “penitentiaryship” come from?
penitentiaryship (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.
penitentiaryship (English): The office or condition of a penitentiary of the...
Definitions
- The office or condition of a penitentiary of the...
Ancestry of “penitentiaryship”, step by step
penitentiaryship traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ship
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ship | A water-borne vessel generally larger than a... |
| 2 | English | relationship | Connection or association; the condition of being... |
| 3 | English | relation | The manner in which two things may be associated;... |
| 4 | Middle English | relacion | — |
| 5 | Old French | relacion | — |
| 6 | Latin | relātiō | carrying or bringing back |
| 7 | Latin | referō | to bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English penitentiary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | penitentiary | A state or federal prison for convicted felons; a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | penitentiary | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | penitentiarius | place of penitence |
| 4 | Latin | paenitentia | repentance, penitence, regret; penance;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μετάνοια | afterthought, repentance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μετανοέω | to perceive afterwards or too late; to change... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | νοέω | to perceive, observe, see, notice; to think,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | νόος | mind; an act of mind; the sense or meaning of a... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |