English
ferroboatferroboat
From ferro- + boat.
Formed from ferro- + boat
Old Latin *fersom
Latin ferrum ‘iron’
English ferro-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- ‘to break’
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Proto-Germanic *baitaz ‘boat’
Proto-West Germanic *bait ‘boat’
Old English bāt
Middle English bot
English boat
Today it means
noun A type of boat or ship with a hull constructed of a steel frame covered with a sand and cement plaster.
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Etymograph / ferroboat
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