Where does “deskman” come from?

deskman (English) comes from English desk, from Middle English deske, from Medieval Latin desca, from Old Italian desco, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti — take; perceive.

deskman (English): A subeditor; Anyone who works at a desk, as in a...

Definitions

  1. A subeditor; Anyone who works at a desk, as in a...

Ancestry of “deskman”, step by step

deskman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English desk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeskA table, frame, or case, in past centuries...
2Middle EnglishdeskeAlternative form of dosk
3Medieval Latindesca
4Old Italiandesco
5Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
6Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
7Proto-Italicdikskō
8Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

via English MAN

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