Where does “cattleman” come from?
Cattleman derives from English cattle and man, ultimately tracing through Middle English man and mon to Proto-Germanic mann-, meaning human being or person.
cattleman (English): A man who raises or tends cattle
Definitions
- A man who raises or tends cattle
Ancestry of “cattleman”, step by step
cattleman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cattle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cattle | Domesticated bovine animals; Certain other... |
| 2 | Middle English | catel | Property, as distinguished from rent or income |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | catel | personal property; Alternative form of chatel |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | capitale | young cattle |
| 5 | Latin | capitālis | of the head or life |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
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 |