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Where does “nurseryman” come from?

Nurseryman derives from English nursery and man, ultimately tracing through Middle English man and mon, Proto-Germanic mann-, and Proto-Indo-European men- meaning "to think" or "remain."

nurseryman (English): A person who rears and sells plants in a nursery

Definitions

  1. A person who rears and sells plants in a nursery

Ancestry of “nurseryman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnurseryA place where nursing or the raising of children...
2Middle Englishnoricerie—
3Old Frenchnorricerie—
4Old Frenchnorricea wet nurse
5Latinnūtrīcia—
6Latinnūtrīcius—
7Latinnūtrīx—
8Latinnūtriō—
9Proto-Italicsnoutrjō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeansnew-tr-ih₂female nurser
11Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
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