Where does “sheetfed” come from?

sheetfed (English) comes from English Fed, from English federation, from French Fédération, from Latin foederatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

sheetfed (English): Into which individual sheets of paper or...

Definitions

  1. Into which individual sheets of paper or...

Ancestry of “sheetfed”, step by step

sheetfed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Fed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFedThe Federal Reserve Board or System
2EnglishfederationAct of joining together into a single political...
3FrenchFédérationfederation
4Latinfoederatiofederation, treaty
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English sheet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsheetA thin bed cloth used as a covering for a...
2EnglishshitSolid excretory product evacuated from the...
3Middle Dutchschite
4Old Dutchskīta
5Old Saxonskiti
6Proto-Germanicskītaz
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
9Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ