Where does “preachman” come from?
preachman (English) comes from English preach, from Middle English prechen, from Old French prëechier, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
preachman (English): A preacher
Definitions
- A preacher
Ancestry of “preachman”, step by step
preachman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English preach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | preach | To give a sermon; To proclaim by public... |
| 2 | Middle English | prechen | to preach |
| 3 | Old French | prëechier | — |
| 4 | Latin | praedicō | to proclaim, declare publicly |
| 5 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |