Where does “manpouch” come from?

manpouch (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.

manpouch (English): scrotum

Definitions

  1. scrotum

Ancestry of “manpouch”, step by step

manpouch 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 pouch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpouchA small bag usually closed with a drawstring; A...
2Middle Englishpouche
3Old Northern Frenchpouche
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-