Where does “manstopping” come from?

manstopping (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.

manstopping (English): Of a weapon, bullet, etc.: capable of...

Definitions

  1. Of a weapon, bullet, etc.: capable of...

Ancestry of “manstopping”, step by step

manstopping 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 stopping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstoppingpresent participle of stop; The act of something...
2EnglishstopTo cease moving; To not continue; To cause to...
3EnglishtopThe highest or uppermost part of something; A...
4Middle EnglishtopThe summit or top of something, especially a...
5Old Englishtopptop, summit (of something)
6Proto-West Germanic*topptop, summit, crest
7Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
8Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
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