Where does “spaceshiplike” come from?
spaceshiplike (English) comes from English spaceship, 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.
spaceshiplike (English): Resembling a spaceship
Ancestry of “spaceshiplike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | spaceship | A vehicle that flies through space; A finite... |
| 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 | — |
| 8 | Latin | referō | — |
| 9 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 10 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 11 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |