Where does “newbuilt” come from?
newbuilt (English) comes from English New, from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus — human being; man; hand.
newbuilt (English): Newly built
Definitions
- Newly built
Ancestry of “newbuilt”, step by step
newbuilt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English New
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | New | made, or created |
| 2 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 3 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 4 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 6 | Old French | manual | — |
| 7 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 8 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
via English built
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | built | well-built, muscular or toned; Shape; build; form... |
| 2 | English | build | To form by combining materials or parts; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | bylden | To lodge: to stay or reside |
| 4 | Old English | bytlan | to build |
| 5 | Old English | -a | Ending forming adverbs; nominative masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ō | Creates feminine nouns from roots and stems |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |