Where does “unshippable” come from?
unshippable (English) comes from English shippable, from English ship, from English relationship, from English relation, from Middle English relacion, from Old French relacion, from Latin relātiō, from Latin referō — before, in front; first; to go through.
unshippable (English): Not shippable; impossible to ship, or unsuitable...
Definitions
- Not shippable; impossible to ship, or unsuitable...
Ancestry of “unshippable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | shippable | That can be shipped |
| 2 | English | ship | A water-borne vessel generally larger than a... |
| 3 | English | relationship | Connection or association; the condition of being... |
| 4 | English | relation | The manner in which two things may be associated;... |
| 5 | Middle English | relacion | — |
| 6 | Old French | relacion | — |
| 7 | Latin | relātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | referō | — |
| 9 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 10 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 11 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |