Where does “Indiaman” come from?
Indiaman comes from English India and English man, ultimately deriving from Latin India, Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, and Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, combined with Proto-Indo-European men- and ḱóm.
Indiaman (English): A large ship that traded between Britain and...
Definitions
- A large ship that traded between Britain and...
Ancestry of “Indiaman”, step by step
Indiaman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English India
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | India | A territory of the British Empire, chiefly comprising the modern day countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Burma |
| 2 | Old English | Indea | India |
| 3 | Latin | India | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδία | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδός | an inhabitant of India or the Indian... |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
| 7 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु | a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | síndʰuṣ | river, ocean; flow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | síndʰuš | river, stream |
| 10 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु॑ | — |
via English MAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 2 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 3 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 5 | Old French | manual | — |
| 6 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 7 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |