Where does “artilleryman” come from?
Artilleryman derives from English artillery and English man, with artillery from Old French artillerie, man from Middle English mon and Proto-Germanic mann-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men-.
artilleryman (English): A soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who...
Definitions
- A soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who...
Ancestry of “artilleryman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | artillery | Large cannon-like weapons, transportable and... |
| 2 | Middle English | artillerie | — |
| 3 | Old French | artillerie | collection of military engins, crossbows, lances... |
| 4 | Old French | artillier | to equip, provide with contraptions |
| 5 | Old French | atiller | to arrange, adjust, put on clothes or,... |
| 6 | Latin | aptāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | aptus | suitable, adapted; ready; apt, proper |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | aptos | — |