Where does “spirit-man” come from?
spirit-man (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.
Ancestry of “spirit-man”, step by step
spirit-man 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 spirit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spirit | The soul of a person or other creature. What... |
| 2 | Middle English | spirit | life, vital breath |
| 3 | Irish | -óg | used to form diminutives of nouns, or substantive... |
| 4 | Old Irish | -óc | Diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Brythonic | -ọg | Forms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and... |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | -ākos | Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ḱos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |