Where does “pantrywoman” come from?
pantrywoman (English) comes from English pantry, from Middle English panetrie, from Old French paneterie, from Old French -erie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
pantrywoman (English): A female pantryman
Definitions
- A female pantryman
Ancestry of “pantrywoman”, step by step
pantrywoman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pantry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pantry | A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located... |
| 2 | Middle English | panetrie | A pantry; a storehouse or storage area, usually... |
| 3 | Old French | paneterie | the act of making bread; a storeroom for bread;... |
| 4 | Old French | -erie | used to form feminine nouns |
| 5 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English woman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 2 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 3 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 4 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |