Where does “shipshapely” come from?
shipshapely (English) comes from English shipshape, from English ship, 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.
shipshapely (English): In shipshape fashion
Definitions
- In shipshape fashion
Ancestry of “shipshapely”, step by step
shipshapely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shipshape
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shipshape | Meticulously neat and tidy; Neatly and tidily to... |
| 2 | English | ship | A water-borne vessel generally larger than a... |
| 3 | English | relationship | Connection or association; the condition of being... |
| 4 | English | relation | The manner in which two things may be associated;... |
| 5 | Middle English | relacion | — |
| 6 | Old French | relacion | — |
| 7 | Latin | relātiō | carrying or bringing back |
| 8 | Latin | referō | to bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away |
| 9 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 10 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 11 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |