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Where does “seaworthy” come from?

Seaworthy comes from English worthy and Old English sǣ, which derives from Latin sedes meaning seat or settlement, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sed- meaning to sit.

seaworthy (English): Fit for service at sea

Definitions

  1. Fit for service at sea

Ancestry of “seaworthy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-worthyOf sufficient worth for; deserving of; Suitable...
2EnglishWorthy—
3English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
4EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
5Middle Englishgrisely—
6Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
7Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
8Proto-Germanic*-līk—

Words derived from “seaworthy”

  • unseaworthy
  • seaworthiness
  • unseaworthiness
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