Where does “trailership” come from?

trailership (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.

trailership (English): A ship designed to transport entire trailers taken off trucks

Definitions

  1. A ship designed to transport entire trailers taken off trucks

Ancestry of “trailership”, step by step

trailership 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 trailer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrailerSomeone who or something that trails; Part of an...
2EnglishtrailTo follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something)
3Middle Englishtrailento hang loosely, drag along, drag away
4Old Frenchtraillerto tow; pick up the scent of a quarry
5Vulgar Latintragulareto drag
6Latintrāgulaa javelin or dart having a throwing-strap (āmentum)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós