Where does “newsman” come from?
Newsman derives from English news and English man, which traces through Middle English man and mon to Proto-Germanic mann-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men- meaning "to think" and ḱóm meaning "with."
newsman (English): A reporter; a person in the profession of...
Definitions
- A reporter; a person in the profession of...
Ancestry of “newsman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -man | Someone who is an expert in an area or who takes... |
| 2 | Middle English | -man | — |