Where does “shipfitting” come from?

shipfitting (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.

shipfitting (English): The work of a shipfitter, fabricating and assembling the structural parts of a ship

Definitions

  1. The work of a shipfitter, fabricating and assembling the structural parts of a ship

Ancestry of “shipfitting”, step by step

shipfitting 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 fitting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfittingpresent participle of fit; Getting ready;...
2EnglishfitSuitable, proper; Adapted to a purpose or...
3EnglishoutfitA set of clothing; Gear consisting of a set of...
4EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
5Middle Englishouteout
6Old Englishūtout
7Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
8Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós