Where does “anchorman” come from?
anchorman (English) comes from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus — human being; man; hand.
anchorman (English): The main host of a television or radio program,...
Definitions
- The main host of a television or radio program,...
Ancestry of “anchorman”, step by step
anchorman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English anchor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anchor | A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | anker | anchor |
| 3 | Old English | ancor | anchor |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ankurō | anchor |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ankurô | anchor |
| 6 | Latin | ancōra | anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | Ancyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |