Where does “footmanly” come from?
footmanly (English) comes from English footman, from Middle English fotman, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit यान — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
footmanly (English): Befitting or typical of a footman
Definitions
- Befitting or typical of a footman
Ancestry of “footmanly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | footman | A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot... |
| 2 | Middle English | fotman | Alternative form of foteman; foot soldier,... |
| 3 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 4 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महादेव | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |