Where does “hatchwayman” come from?
hatchwayman (English) comes from English hatchway, from English hatch, from Middle French hacher, from Old French hacher, from Old French hache, from Vulgar Latin *happia, from Frankish happja, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ — to dig; to strike, to beat.
hatchwayman (English): A worker who supervises the loading of cargo into the hold through the hatchway
Definitions
- A worker who supervises the loading of cargo into the hold through the hatchway
Ancestry of “hatchwayman”, step by step
hatchwayman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hatchway
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hatchway | A means of passing through a wall or floor,... |
| 2 | English | hatch | A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling; A... |
| 3 | Middle French | hacher | to chop up, mince |
| 4 | Old French | hacher | to chop up, mince |
| 5 | Old French | hache | axe |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *happia | — |
| 7 | Frankish | happja | axe, hatchet |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *hapjǭ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kop- | to dig; to strike, to beat |
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 |