Where does “manhater” come from?
manhater (English) comes from English hater, from Middle English hatere, from Middle English haten, from Old English hatian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
manhater (English): One who hates mankind; misanthrope; One who hates...
Definitions
- One who hates mankind; misanthrope; One who hates...
Ancestry of “manhater”, step by step
manhater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hater
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hater | One who hates; One who expresses unfounded or... |
| 2 | Middle English | hatere | hater; Alternative form of hater |
| 3 | Middle English | haten | To feel negative emotions towards; To perform... |
| 4 | Old English | hatian | to hate |
| 5 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |