Where does “kilnman” come from?
kilnman (English) comes from English kiln, from Middle English kilne, from Old English cylene, from Latin culīna, from Latin coquīna, from Latin coquīnus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō.
kilnman (English): A man employed to operate a kiln
Definitions
- A man employed to operate a kiln
Ancestry of “kilnman”, step by step
kilnman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kiln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kiln | An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the... |
| 2 | Middle English | kilne | A kiln |
| 3 | Old English | cylene | — |
| 4 | Latin | culīna | kitchen |
| 5 | Latin | coquīna | cooking; art of cookery |
| 6 | Latin | coquīnus | cook's |
| 7 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 8 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 9 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 10 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 11 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 12 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 14 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
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 |