Where does “gatewayman” come from?
gatewayman (English) comes from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus — human being; man; hand.
gatewayman (English): A kind of road repair worker in coal mines
Definitions
- A kind of road repair worker in coal mines
Ancestry of “gatewayman”, step by step
gatewayman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English gateway
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gateway | An entrance capable of being blocked by use of a... |
| 2 | English | gate | A doorlike structure outside a house; Doorway,... |
| 3 | Middle English | gate | An entryway or entrance to a settlement or... |
| 4 | Old English | ġeat | gate; a gate, door |
| 5 | Old French | gaut | forest, woods, woodland |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |