Where does “manizer” come from?
manizer (English) comes from English womanizer, from English womanize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.
manizer (English): A person, especially a woman, who frequently...
Definitions
- A person, especially a woman, who frequently...
Ancestry of “manizer”, step by step
manizer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English womanizer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | womanizer | A man who habitually flirts with and seduces, or... |
| 2 | English | womanize | To flirt with and/or seduce, or attempt to... |
| 3 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 4 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 5 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 6 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 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 | meh₂- | good, great; timely, opportune; wet, damp |