Where does “stevedoring” come from?
stevedoring (English) comes from English stevedore, from Spanish estibador, from Spanish -ador, from Spanish -dor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
stevedoring (English): present participle of stevedore
Definitions
- present participle of stevedore
Ancestry of “stevedoring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stevedore | A dockworker involved in loading and unloading... |
| 2 | Spanish | estibador | docker, dockworker, stevedore UK, longshoreman US, wharfie Australia |
| 3 | Spanish | -ador | Form of -dor attached to -ar verb stems. Forms ... |
| 4 | Spanish | -dor | Forms nouns and adjectives from verbs. The vowel... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |