Where does “shipperdom” come from?

shipperdom (English) comes from English shipper, from English relationshipper, from English relationship, from English relation, from Middle English relacion, from Old French relacion, from Latin relātiō, from Latin referō — before, in front; first; to go through.

Ancestry of “shipperdom”, step by step

shipperdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shipper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshipperA seaman; mariner; skipper; The person or...
2EnglishrelationshipperA person who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between fictional characters or real people
3EnglishrelationshipConnection or association; the condition of being...
4EnglishrelationThe manner in which two things may be associated;...
5Middle Englishrelacion
6Old Frenchrelacion
7Latinrelātiōcarrying or bringing back
8Latinreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away
9Latinrĕ-back, backwards
10Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
11Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
12Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
15Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through

via English DOM

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDOMInitialism of date of marriage; Initialism of...
2EnglishdominanceThe state of being dominant; of prime importance;...
3English-anceAdded to an adjective or verb to form a noun...
4Middle English-aunceForms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance
5Old French-anceance (suffix used to form nouns)
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-