Where does “plantsman” come from?

plantsman (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.

plantsman (English): An expert on the identification and cultivation...

Definitions

  1. An expert on the identification and cultivation...

Ancestry of “plantsman”, step by step

plantsman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MAN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
2EnglishmanualA handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage...
3Middle Englishmanuel
4Anglo-Normanmanuelmanual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...
5Old Frenchmanual
6Latinmanuālishand
7Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
8Proto-Italicmanushand
9Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via English plant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplantAn organism that is not an animal, especially an...
2Middle Englishplante
3Old Englishplanteplant, shoot
4Proto-West Germanic*plantuplant, shoot
5Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
6Proto-Italicplāntā
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-Every word from Proto-Italic manusEvery word from Latin manus
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