Where does “sextonship” come from?
sextonship (English) comes from English ship, from English relationship, from English relation, from Middle English relacion, from Old French relacion, from Latin relātiō, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
sextonship (English): The position or office of a sexton
Definitions
- The position or office of a sexton
Ancestry of “sextonship”, step by step
sextonship traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ship
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ship | A water-borne vessel generally larger than a... |
| 2 | English | relationship | Connection or association; the condition of being... |
| 3 | English | relation | The manner in which two things may be associated;... |
| 4 | Middle English | relacion | — |
| 5 | Old French | relacion | — |
| 6 | Latin | relātiō | carrying or bringing back |
| 7 | Latin | referō | to bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Sexton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sexton | A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell ringer |
| 2 | Old French | segrestien | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | sacristanus | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | sacrista | sexton; sacristan, vestryman |
| 5 | Latin | sacer | sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂krós | sacred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂k- | sacred |