Where does “cabwoman” come from?
cabwoman (English) comes from English cab, from English cabriolet, from French cabriolet, from Italian cabriola, from Latin capreolus, from Latin caprea, from Latin -ea, from Latin -eus — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
cabwoman (English): A female driver of a hackney cab or taxi
Definitions
- A female driver of a hackney cab or taxi
Ancestry of “cabwoman”, step by step
cabwoman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cab | A taxi; a taxicab; Compartment at the front of a... |
| 2 | English | cabriolet | An automobile with a retractable top; A light... |
| 3 | French | cabriolet | a cabriolet carriage; a convertible car; a... |
| 4 | Italian | cabriola | — |
| 5 | Latin | capreolus | roe deer, roebuck |
| 6 | Latin | caprea | a roe deer; a wild female goat; vocative singular... |
| 7 | Latin | -ea | nominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative... |
| 8 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
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,... |