Where does “tailorship” come from?
tailorship (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.
tailorship (English): The state or business of a tailor
Definitions
- The state or business of a tailor
Ancestry of “tailorship”, step by step
tailorship traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ship
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ship | A water-borne vessel generally larger than a... |
| 2 | English | relationship | Connection or association; the condition of being... |
| 3 | English | relation | The manner in which two things may be associated;... |
| 4 | Middle English | relacion | — |
| 5 | Old French | relacion | — |
| 6 | Latin | relātiō | carrying or bringing back |
| 7 | Latin | referō | to bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English tailor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tailor | A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes... |
| 2 | Middle English | taillour | tailor |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | taillour | tailor |
| 4 | Old French | taillier | to cut; to shape |
| 5 | Latin | taliō | punishment equal to the injury sustained; retaliation |
| 6 | Latin | tālis | such |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |