Where does “mancubine” come from?
mancubine (English) comes from English concubine, from Middle English concubine, from Anglo-Norman concubine, from Latin concubina, from Latin concumbō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
mancubine (English): A man who is sexually subservient to a woman
Definitions
- A man who is sexually subservient to a woman
Ancestry of “mancubine”, step by step
mancubine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English concubine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | concubine | A sexual partner, especially a woman, to whom one... |
| 2 | Middle English | concubine | A concubine; a secondary female partner; A... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | concubine | — |
| 4 | Latin | concubina | concubine |
| 5 | Latin | concumbō | to lie with (for sexual intercourse), share the bed of, sleep with |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |