Where does “sealship” come from?

sealship (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.

sealship (English): a ship used for hunting seals

Definitions

  1. a ship used for hunting seals

Ancestry of “sealship”, step by step

sealship 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 seal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsealA pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal
2Middle EnglishselGood fortune, prosperity, luck
3Anglo-Normansëel—
4Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
5Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
6Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →