Where does “sanman” come from?

sanman (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.

sanman (English): A New York City sanitation department worker: a...

Definitions

  1. A New York City sanitation department worker: a...

Ancestry of “sanman”, step by step

sanman 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 sanitation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsanitationThe hygienic disposal or recycling of waste; The...
2EnglishsanitaryOf, or relating to health; Clean and free from...
3Frenchsanitairesanitary; health
4Latinsānitāshealth, soundness of body, healing
5Latin-tāsty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-