Where does “Shermanesque” come from?
Shermanesque (English) comes from English Sherman, from Middle English schereman, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ — big, great.
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Ancestry of “Shermanesque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sherman | A Sherman tank, main Allied battle tank in World... |
| 2 | Middle English | schereman | A shearman; a person who shears sheep |
| 3 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 4 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |