draftsmanship

English

Alternative forms

• draughtsmanship

Etymology

Etymology tree

English draft

English -s-

Proto-Indo-European *mon-

Proto-Germanic *mann-

Proto-West Germanic *mann

Old English mann

Middle English man

Middle English -man

English -man

English draftsman

Proto-Germanic *skapjaną

Proto-Germanic *-skapiz

Proto-West Germanic *-skapi

Old English -sċiepe

Middle English -schipe

English -ship

English draftsmanship

From draftsman + -ship.

Noun

draftsmanship (usually uncountable, plural draftsmanships)

1. The art or craft of a draftsman.
2. The skill of drawing.

Translations

the art or craft of a draftsman

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 製圖術 / 制图术 (zh) (zhìtúshù)

• German: Zeichenkunst (de) f
• Hindi: नक़्शानवीसी (naqśānvīsī), आरेखण कला (ārekhaṇ kalā)
• Irish: línitheoireacht f
• Polish: kreślarstwo n
• Russian: черче́ние (ru) (čerčénije)

the skill of drawing

• Hindi: आरेखण कला (ārekhaṇ kalā), नक़्शानवीसी (naqśānvīsī)
• Polish: kreślarstwo n