Etymology

admiralship

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Today it means: The state, property, or office of being an admiral. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English admiral ← Middle English admiral
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The story

  1. Arabicأَمِير (ʔamīr)
  2. Latinadmīrorinflu.
  3. Medieval Latinadmirālis
  4. Old Frenchadmiral
  5. Middle Englishadmiral
  6. Englishadmiral
  7. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  8. English todayadmiralship

From admiral + -ship.

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