Where does “seamstering” come from?
seamstering (English) comes from English seamster, from Middle English semster, from Old English sēamestre, from Old English sēam, from Proto-West Germanic saum, from Late Latin sauma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
seamstering (English): The trade practiced by seamsters
Definitions
- The trade practiced by seamsters
Ancestry of “seamstering”, step by step
seamstering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English seamster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seamster | A person who sews clothes professionally |
| 2 | Middle English | semster | — |
| 3 | Old English | sēamestre | seamstress |
| 4 | Old English | sēam | seam; a burden |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | saum | stitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;... |
| 6 | Late Latin | sauma | packsaddle; burden saddle, burden |
| 7 | Latin | sagma | saddle |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάγμα | A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σάττω | to stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |