Where does “newfanglement” come from?
newfanglement (English) comes from English newfangled, from English New, from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis — human being; man; hand.
newfanglement (English): The quality of being newfangled; novelty or innovation, especially when very complicated or faddish
Definitions
- The quality of being newfangled; novelty or innovation, especially when very complicated or faddish
Ancestry of “newfanglement”, step by step
newfanglement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English newfangled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | newfangled | Modern, unfamiliar, or different |
| 2 | English | New | made, or created |
| 3 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 4 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 5 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 7 | Old French | manual | — |
| 8 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 9 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |