Where does “successorship” come from?

successorship (English) comes from English ship, from English relationship, from English relation, from Middle English relacion, from Old French relacion, from Latin relātiō, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.

successorship (English): the state, condition, or status of being a...

Definitions

  1. the state, condition, or status of being a...

Ancestry of “successorship”, step by step

successorship traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ship

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshipA water-borne vessel generally larger than a...
2EnglishrelationshipConnection or association; the condition of being...
3EnglishrelationThe manner in which two things may be associated;...
4Middle Englishrelacion
5Old Frenchrelacion
6Latinrelātiōcarrying or bringing back
7Latinreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away
8Latinrĕ-back, backwards
9Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
10Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
11Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English successor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuccessorA person or thing that immediately follows...
2Anglo-Normansuccessoursuccessor
3Latinsuccessorfollower, successor
4Latinsuccēdōto climb, mount or ascend, go from under; go up
5Latincēdōto go, move, proceed, go along, move along
6Proto-Italickedōgive here!
7Proto-Italickehere
8Indo-European*ḱe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-