Where does “tall ship” come from?
tall ship (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.
tall ship (English): A large sailing ship with multiple masts and rigged sails, usually used as a training vessel
Definitions
- A large sailing ship with multiple masts and rigged sails, usually used as a training vessel
Ancestry of “tall ship”, step by step
tall ship 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 tall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tall | Having a vertical extent greater than the... |
| 2 | Middle English | tall | — |
| 3 | Old English | tæl | evil-speaking, calumny, disparagement, slander |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | talaz | pliable, bendsome; submissive, hearsome, quick to... |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | طالاز | billow, breaker, any large and foaming wave or undulating mass of water |
| 6 | Old Anatolian Turkish | طلز | hurricane, storm |
| 7 | Greek | θάλασσα | sea; storm |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | θάλασσα | sea; the Mediterranean Sea; channel |