Where does “artillerywoman” come from?
artillerywoman (English) comes from English artillery, from Middle English artillerie, from Old French artillerie, from Old French artillier, from Old French atiller, from Latin aptāre, from Latin aptus, from Proto-Italic aptos.
artillerywoman (English): A female soldier who uses artillery
Definitions
- A female soldier who uses artillery
Ancestry of “artillerywoman”, step by step
artillerywoman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English artillery
| 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 | — |
via English woman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 2 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 3 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 4 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |