Where does “detailman” come from?
detailman (English) comes from English detail, from French détail, from French détailler, from Old French detailler, from Old French dé-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
detailman (English): A sales representative for a pharmaceutical company
Definitions
- A sales representative for a pharmaceutical company
Ancestry of “detailman”, step by step
detailman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English detail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | detail | Something small enough to escape casual notice; A... |
| 2 | French | détail | detail |
| 3 | French | détailler | to detail; to retail |
| 4 | Old French | detailler | — |
| 5 | Old French | dé- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 |