Where does “tallowman” come from?

tallowman (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.

tallowman (English): A man who produces or sells tallow

Definitions

  1. A man who produces or sells tallow

Ancestry of “tallowman”, step by step

tallowman 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 tallow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtallowA hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used...
2Middle Englishtalowsuet the adipose tissues of an animal
3Old Englishtealh
4Proto-Germanictalgaztallow
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-