Where does “semi-shipper” come from?

semi-shipper (English) comes from English shipper, from English relationshipper, from English relationship, from English relation, from Middle English relacion, from Old French relacion, from Latin relātiō, from Latin referō — before, in front; first; to go through.

semi-shipper (English): A person who partially supports a ship

Definitions

  1. A person who partially supports a ship

Ancestry of “semi-shipper”, step by step

semi-shipper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shipper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshipperA seaman; mariner; skipper; The person or...
2EnglishrelationshipperA person who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between fictional characters or real people
3EnglishrelationshipConnection or association; the condition of being...
4EnglishrelationThe manner in which two things may be associated;...
5Middle Englishrelacion
6Old Frenchrelacion
7Latinrelātiōcarrying or bringing back
8Latinreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away
9Latinrĕ-back, backwards
10Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
11Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
12Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
15Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
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