Where does “light-horseman” come from?
light-horseman (English) comes from English horseman, from Middle English horsman, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit यान — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
light-horseman (English): A soldier who serves in the light cavalry; A West...
Definitions
- A soldier who serves in the light cavalry; A West...
Ancestry of “light-horseman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | horseman | A man who rides a horse; A soldier on horseback;... |
| 2 | Middle English | horsman | horseman; rider; One who is in change of horses;... |
| 3 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 4 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महादेव | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |