Where does “cavemanlike” come from?

cavemanlike (English) comes from English caveman, from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus — human being; man; hand.

cavemanlike (English): Resembling or relating to cavemen

Definitions

  1. Resembling or relating to cavemen

Ancestry of “cavemanlike”, step by step

cavemanlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English caveman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcavemanAn early human or closely related species,...
2EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
3EnglishmanualA handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage...
4Middle Englishmanuel
5Anglo-Normanmanuelmanual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...
6Old Frenchmanual
7Latinmanuālishand
8Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
9Proto-Italicmanushand
10Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-