Where does “shipcarver” come from?
shipcarver (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.
shipcarver (English): Someone who creates the decorative wooden elements for ships, such as figurehead, cathead, and so on
Definitions
- Someone who creates the decorative wooden elements for ships, such as figurehead, cathead, and so on
Ancestry of “shipcarver”, step by step
shipcarver 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 Carver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Carver | Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings |
| 2 | English | carve | To cut; To cut meat in order to serve it; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | kerven | To cut or stab; to slash as to cause cutting or... |
| 4 | Old English | ċeorfan | to cut |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kerban | to carve, to cut |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kerbaną | to cut |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |