Where does “indoorsman” come from?
indoorsman (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.
indoorsman (English): Someone who spends much of his time indoors; a couch potato
Definitions
- Someone who spends much of his time indoors; a couch potato
Ancestry of “indoorsman”, step by step
indoorsman 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 indoors
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indoors | In or into a building; The interior of a... |
| 2 | English | doors | plural of door; Third-person singular simple... |
| 3 | English | door | A portal of entry into a building, room, or... |
| 4 | Middle English | dore | A door or gate structure barring an entrance |
| 5 | Old English | dora | bumblebee |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | durô | bumblebee, humming insect |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |