Where does “Cutterman” come from?
Cutterman (English) comes from English counterman, from English counter, from Middle English countour, from Middle French contoir, from Middle French compter, from Old French compter, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō — resin, gum; to say, speak.
Ancestry of “Cutterman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | counterman | A man who serves behind a counter, especially in... |
| 2 | English | counter | One who counts; A reckoner; someone who collects... |
| 3 | Middle English | countour | — |
| 4 | Middle French | contoir | Alternative spelling of comptoir |
| 5 | Middle French | compter | to recount; to tell |
| 6 | Old French | compter | — |
| 7 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | computō | — |
| 9 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 10 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 11 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 12 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 16 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 17 | German | kitt | — |
| 18 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 19 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 20 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |