Where does “self-discharger” come from?
self-discharger (English) comes from English discharger, from English discharge, from Middle English dischargen, from Old French deschargier, from Late Latin discarricare, from Latin carricō, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros — to run.
self-discharger (English): A ship that is able to discharge its cargo using its own gear, often by means of an excavator fitted on a traverse running over the vessel's entire hatch, and able to move sideways
Definitions
- A ship that is able to discharge its cargo using its own gear, often by means of an excavator fitted on a traverse running over the vessel's entire hatch, and able to move sideways
Ancestry of “self-discharger”, step by step
self-discharger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discharger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discharger | Someone or something that discharges something,... |
| 2 | English | discharge | To accomplish or complete, as an obligation; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | dischargen | — |
| 4 | Old French | deschargier | to unload; to remove the load from something |
| 5 | Late Latin | discarricare | present active infinitive of discarricō;... |
| 6 | Latin | carricō | to load |
| 7 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 8 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |