Where does “chainman” come from?

chainman (English) comes from English chain, from Middle English cheyne, from Old French chaine, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

chainman (English): One who wields a chain or measuring tape

Definitions

  1. One who wields a chain or measuring tape

Ancestry of “chainman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchainA series of interconnected rings or links usually...
2Middle EnglishcheyneA chain; a series of links made of metal,...
3Old Frenchchaine—
4Latincatēnachain
5Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →