Where does “Goodmanian” come from?

Goodmanian (English) comes from English Goodman, from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus — human being; man; hand.

Goodmanian (English): Of or relating to Nelson Goodman (1906–1998), American philosopher

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Nelson Goodman (1906–1998), American philosopher

Ancestry of “Goodmanian”, step by step

Goodmanian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Goodman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGoodmanA familiar appellation of civility for a man
2EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
3EnglishmanualA handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage...
4Middle Englishmanuel
5Anglo-Normanmanuelmanual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...
6Old Frenchmanual
7Latinmanuālishand
8Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
9Proto-Italicmanushand
10Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via English ian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishian
2IrishEoinJohn any of several people in the Bible
3Old IrishIohainJohn apostle
4LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
9Arabicخُنَّة
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-