Where does “cis man” come from?
cis man (English) comes from English cis, from English cisgender, from English cis-, from Latin cis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cis man (English): A cisgender man
Definitions
- A cisgender man
Ancestry of “cis man”, step by step
cis man traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cis | Having two mutations on two genes on the same... |
| 2 | English | cisgender | Having a gender identity which matches the sex... |
| 3 | English | cis- | On this side of; API + diazene → cis-diazene;... |
| 4 | Latin | cis | on or to this or the near side of; short of;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |