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Where does “scipere” come from?

scipere (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skipārijaz, from Proto-Germanic skipą, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

scipere (Old English): a sailor

Definitions

  1. a sailor

Ancestry of “scipere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskipārijazone who travels by ship; sailor
2Proto-Germanicskipąship; hollow object
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
4Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “scipere”

  • shipper
  • Rocketshipper
  • shipperhood
  • nonshipper
  • shippere
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