Where does “shelving” come from?
Shelving derives from the English verb shelve, which comes from shelf, a noun of unknown ultimate origin first recorded in English in the 1500s.
shelving (English): sloping steeply; present participle of shelve;...
Definitions
- sloping steeply; present participle of shelve;...
Ancestry of “shelving”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | shelve | To place on a shelf; To set aside; to quit or... |
Words derived from “shelving”