Where does “bunkerman” come from?
bunkerman (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.
bunkerman (English): A man in charge of an industrial coal storage bunker
Definitions
- A man in charge of an industrial coal storage bunker
Ancestry of “bunkerman”, step by step
bunkerman 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 Bunker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bunker | A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks |
| 2 | English | bunk | One of a series of berths or beds placed in... |
| 3 | English | bunkum | Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense;... |
| 4 | English | buncombe | Alternative spelling of bunkum |
| 5 | English | Buncombe County | — |