Where does “toddlership” come from?
toddlership (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.
toddlership (English): The state, condition or a time period of being a toddler
Definitions
- The state, condition or a time period of being a toddler
Ancestry of “toddlership”, step by step
toddlership 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 toddler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | toddler | A young child who has started walking but not... |
| 2 | English | toddle | To walk unsteadily, as a small child does; To... |
| 3 | English | totter | To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly;... |
| 4 | Middle English | totren | — |
| 5 | Middle English | tolteren | — |
| 6 | Old English | tealtrian | to shake, stagger, be unsteady, be uncertain,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | taltrōną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | taltōną | to sway, dangle, hesitate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |