Where does “unmanfulness” come from?
unmanfulness (English) comes from English unmanful, from English manful, from Middle English manful, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
unmanfulness (English): The quality of being unmanful; effeminacy
Definitions
- The quality of being unmanful; effeminacy
Ancestry of “unmanfulness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unmanful | Not manful |
| 2 | English | manful | Showing the characteristics considered typical of... |
| 3 | Middle English | manful | Noble, brave, strong, daring, determined;... |
| 4 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 5 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महादेव | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |