Where does “unmanful” come from?
unmanful (English) comes from English manful, from Middle English manful, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ — big, great.
unmanful (English): Not manful
Definitions
- Not manful
Ancestry of “unmanful”, step by step
unmanful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English manful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | manful | Showing the characteristics considered typical of... |
| 2 | Middle English | manful | Noble, brave, strong, daring, determined;... |
| 3 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 4 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |