Where does “fisherman” come from?
Fisherman is formed from Middle English man, derived from Proto-Germanic mann-, combined with the agent suffix -arius from Latin, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European h₂ep-.
fisherman (English): A fisher, a person engaged in fishing; A vessel ...
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- A fisher, a person engaged in fishing; A vessel ...
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