Where does “manumation” come from?
manumation (English) comes from English automation, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα, from Ancient Greek μέμονα — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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Ancestry of “manumation”, step by step
manumation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English automation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | automation | The act or process of converting the controlling... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English manual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 2 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 4 | Old French | manual | — |
| 5 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 6 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |