Where does “trowelman” come from?
trowelman (English) comes from English trowel, from Middle English trowell, from Middle French truelle, from Late Latin truella, from Latin trulla, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
trowelman (English): A man who works with a trowel
Definitions
- A man who works with a trowel
Ancestry of “trowelman”, step by step
trowelman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trowel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trowel | A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing... |
| 2 | Middle English | trowell | — |
| 3 | Middle French | truelle | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | truella | — |
| 5 | Latin | trulla | small ladle or scoop |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |