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
- Fit for service at sea
Ancestry of “seaworthy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -worthy | Of sufficient worth for; deserving of; Suitable... |
| 2 | English | Worthy | OS grid ref SS8548 |
| 3 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 4 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 5 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 6 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 7 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |