Where does “ridesourcing” come from?
ridesourcing (English) comes from English sourcing, from English source, from Middle English sours, from Old French sorse, from Latin surgere, from Latin surgo, from Latin subrigo, from Latin regō — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
ridesourcing (English): The business of organising ridesharing between...
Definitions
- The business of organising ridesharing between...
Ancestry of “ridesourcing”, step by step
ridesourcing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sourcing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sourcing | present participle of source; The process by... |
| 2 | English | source | The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired |
| 3 | Middle English | sours | A source or origin; that which something originates from |
| 4 | Old French | sorse | rise, beginning, spring, source |
| 5 | Latin | surgere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | surgo | I rise, get up, I arise; I lift up, I straighten |
| 7 | Latin | subrigo | I lift up, I straighten |
| 8 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English ride
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ride | To transport oneself by sitting on and directing... |
| 2 | Middle English | riden | To ride on a mount; to move on an animal; To use... |
| 3 | Old English | rīdan | to ride |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |