Where does “pintman” come from?
pintman (English) comes from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus — human being; man; hand.
pintman (English): A man who habitually drinks pints of beer, or is...
Definitions
- A man who habitually drinks pints of beer, or is...
Ancestry of “pintman”, step by step
pintman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English MAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 2 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 3 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 5 | Old French | manual | — |
| 6 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 7 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
via English pint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pint | A unit of volume, equivalent to; A pint of milk;... |
| 2 | Middle English | pinte | pint |
| 3 | Old French | pinte | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pincta | a mark used to indicate a level of quantity... |
| 5 | Latin | Pictus | a Pict, a resident of early Scotland |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |