Where does “kidsman” come from?

kidsman (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.

kidsman (English): An adult who recruits children to train them as...

Definitions

  1. An adult who recruits children to train them as...

Ancestry of “kidsman”, step by step

kidsman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MAN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
2EnglishmanualA handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage...
3Middle Englishmanuel
4Anglo-Normanmanuelmanual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...
5Old Frenchmanual
6Latinmanuālishand
7Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
8Proto-Italicmanushand
9Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via English kid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkidA young goat; Of a female goat, the state of...
2Middle Englishkidekid, young goat; kid meat, the meat of a young...
3Old Norsekiða goatling, kid
4Proto-Germanickidjąa goatling; kid
5Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-Every word from Proto-Italic manusEvery word from Latin manus