Where does “mankeeping” come from?

mankeeping (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.

mankeeping (English): The invisible social and emotional labor that women do for men in heterosexual relationships

Definitions

  1. The invisible social and emotional labor that women do for men in heterosexual relationships

Ancestry of “mankeeping”, step by step

mankeeping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MAN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
2EnglishmanualA handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage...
3Middle Englishmanuel
4Anglo-Normanmanuelmanual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...
5Old Frenchmanual
6Latinmanuālishand
7Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
8Proto-Italicmanushand
9Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via English keeping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishkeepingconformity or harmony; charge or care;...
2EnglishkeepTo continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain
3Middle Englishkepento keep, guard, look after, watch
4Old Englishcēpanto seize, hold, observe
5Proto-West Germanic*kōpijan
6Proto-Germanickōpijanąto look after, observe; to watch, keep, care for
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵab-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-Every word from Proto-Italic manusEvery word from Latin manus