Where does “batsman” come from?
Batsman combines English bat, a word of unknown origin, with English man, from Latin manus meaning "hand," tracing back through Latin ad- and ab-.
batsman (English): A player of the batting side now on the field;...
Definitions
- A player of the batting side now on the field;...
Ancestry of “batsman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -s- | |
| 2 | Middle English | -s | Adverbial genitive ending, developed into the... |
| 3 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -as | used in formation of adverbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |