Where does “ship-rigged” come from?

ship-rigged (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.

ship-rigged (English): full-rigged

Definitions

  1. full-rigged

Ancestry of “ship-rigged”, step by step

ship-rigged traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ship

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshipA water-borne vessel generally larger than a...
2EnglishrelationshipConnection or association; the condition of being...
3EnglishrelationThe manner in which two things may be associated;...
4Middle Englishrelacion
5Old Frenchrelacion
6Latinrelātiōcarrying or bringing back
7Latinreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away
8Latinrĕ-back, backwards
9Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
10Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
11Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English rigged

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishriggedPre-arranged and fixed so that the winner or...
2EnglishrigThe rigging of a sailing ship or other such...
3EnglishringA solid object in the shape of a circle; A group...
4Middle Englishryngring
5Old Englishhringring
6Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
7Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
8Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós