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 Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ — big, great.
footmanly (English): Befitting or typical of a footman
Definitions
- Befitting or typical of a footman
Ancestry of “footmanly”, step by step
footmanly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English footman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | the "great God" |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |