Where does “poultryman” come from?
poultryman (English) comes from English poultry, from Middle English pultrie, from Old French pouleterie, from Old French poulet, from Old French poule, from Vulgar Latin pulla, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós — pale, gray.
poultryman (English): A male poulterer
Definitions
- A male poulterer
Ancestry of “poultryman”, step by step
poultryman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poultry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poultry | Domestic fowl raised for food; The meat from a... |
| 2 | Middle English | pultrie | Poultry; A location for the marketing and retail... |
| 3 | Old French | pouleterie | — |
| 4 | Old French | poulet | chicken |
| 5 | Old French | poule | hen |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pulla | nominative feminine singular of pullus;... |
| 7 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |
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 |