Where does “yachtmanship” come from?
yachtmanship (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.
yachtmanship (English): Synonym of yachtsmanship
Definitions
- Synonym of yachtsmanship
Ancestry of “yachtmanship”, step by step
yachtmanship 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 yachtman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yachtman | A yachtsman |
| 2 | English | yacht | A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips... |
| 3 | Dutch | jacht | hunt, hunting; yacht |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | jacht | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | jagot | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | jagōþu | hunt, hunting; chase, pursuit |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōþu | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōþuz | Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |