Where does “West Indiaman” come from?
West Indiaman (English) comes from English West Indies, from English Indies, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, from Sanskrit सिन्धु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ.
West Indiaman (English): A merchant vessel trading between Europe and the West Indies (including the Americas), generally smaller than the similar East Indiamen
Definitions
- A merchant vessel trading between Europe and the West Indies (including the Americas), generally smaller than the similar East Indiamen
Ancestry of “West Indiaman”, step by step
West Indiaman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English West Indies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | West Indies | A Federation of Caribbean states which, together with Guyana, play Test matches as if they were a single nation |
| 2 | English | Indies | The East Indies, including India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia and adjacent lands |
| 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 |