Where does “gownsman” come from?
gownsman (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.
gownsman (English): One whose professional habit is a gown, such as a...
Definitions
- One whose professional habit is a gown, such as a...
Ancestry of “gownsman”, step by step
gownsman 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 gown
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gown | A loose, flowing upper garment; A woman's... |
| 2 | Middle English | gowne | A gown or robe; a flowing overgarment |
| 3 | Old French | goune | gown; robe |
| 4 | Late Latin | gunna | leather garment, a fur; a kind of leather garment |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γούνα | coarse garment |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | *guna | coarse fur clothing |