Where does “squipper” come from?
squipper (English) comes from English equipment, from English equip, from French équiper, from Middle French esquiper, from Old French esquiper, from Old Norse skipa, from Proto-Germanic skipōną, from Proto-Germanic skipą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
squipper (English): A survival equipment fitter
Definitions
- A survival equipment fitter
Ancestry of “squipper”, step by step
squipper traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English equipment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | equipment | The act of equipping, or the state of being... |
| 2 | English | equip | To supply with something necessary in order to... |
| 3 | French | équiper | to supply; to equip |
| 4 | Middle French | esquiper | to equip |
| 5 | Old French | esquiper | to embark |
| 6 | Old Norse | skipa | to arrange, to place in order, to draw up; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skipōną | to arrange, set up; to ship, embark |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via English fitter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fitter | comparative form of fit: more fit; A person who... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English survival
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | survival | The fact or act of surviving; continued existence... |
| 2 | English | survive | Of a person, to continue to live; to remain... |
| 3 | Latin | supervīvō | to outlive |
| 4 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 5 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 6 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |