Where does “victuallership” come from?
victuallership (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.
victuallership (English): The state or business of a victualler
Definitions
- The state or business of a victualler
Ancestry of “victuallership”, step by step
victuallership 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 victualler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | victualler | A supplier of victuals or supplies to an army; An... |
| 2 | Middle English | vitailler | A foodmonger; a grocer or merchant who sells... |
| 3 | Old French | vitaillier | — |
| 4 | Old French | vitaile | provisions; vittle; food |
| 5 | Latin | victuālia | — |
| 6 | Latin | victuālis | nutritional |
| 7 | Latin | victus | living, way of life, lifestyle; nourishment,... |
| 8 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |