Where does “shipper” come from?

shipper (English) comes from English relationshipper, 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.

shipper (English): A seaman; mariner; skipper; The person or...

Definitions

  1. A seaman; mariner; skipper; The person or...

Ancestry of “shipper”, step by step

shipper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English relationshipper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrelationshipperA person who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between fictional characters or real people
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 Middle Low German schipper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschippercaptain
2Dutchschipship; nave
3Middle Dutchschipship
4Old Dutchskip—
5Proto-West Germanicskipship
6Proto-Germanicskipąship; hollow object
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
8Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “shipper”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →