Where does “armyman” come from?

armyman (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.

armyman (English): A member of a Chinese Communist army

Definitions

  1. A member of a Chinese Communist army

Ancestry of “armyman”, step by step

armyman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MAN

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

via English Army

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishArmyA sports team representing the US Military Academy at West Point
2Middle Englisharmeearmy
3Anglo-Normanarmee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-