Where does “prepositorship” come from?

prepositorship (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.

prepositorship (English): The state or business of a prepositor

Definitions

  1. The state or business of a prepositor

Ancestry of “prepositorship”, step by step

prepositorship 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 prepositor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprepositorScholar appointed to inspect other scholars; a...
2Latinpraepositusplaced in front; placed in command; One placed in...
3Latinpraepōnōto place or set over as chief, commander, or superintendent; to place at the head of or entrust with the charge or command of; to appoint or depute as
4Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
5Proto-Italicpoznō
6Proto-Italicpozinō
7Proto-Italicsinō
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-
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