Where does “locomotiveman” come from?
locomotiveman (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.
locomotiveman (English): A driver of a locomotive
Definitions
- A driver of a locomotive
Ancestry of “locomotiveman”, step by step
locomotiveman 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 locomotive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | locomotive | The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches... |
| 2 | French | locomotif | locomotive |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | motivus | moving; stirred; moved |
| 4 | Latin | motus | moved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved;... |
| 5 | Latin | movere | present active infinitive of moveō; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | moveo | I move, stir, set in motion; I disturb, shake,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | moweō | to move |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mew- | to move |