Where does “woodsmanship” come from?
woodsmanship (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.
woodsmanship (English): The skills of a woodsman
Definitions
- The skills of a woodsman
Ancestry of “woodsmanship”, step by step
woodsmanship 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 woodsman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woodsman | A man who lives and works in woodland; a forester... |
| 2 | English | woods | plural of wood; A dense collection of trees... |
| 3 | English | wood | The substance making up the central part of the... |
| 4 | Middle English | wode | madness, insanity, an overmastering emotion,... |
| 5 | Old English | wudu | wood; forest, woods; tree |
| 6 | Old English | widu | wood, forest, grove; tree; timber |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | widuz | wood |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | widʰu- | forest, wood; tree, beam |