Where does “weaponsman” come from?
weaponsman (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.
weaponsman (English): A member of a group that is armed with and has the job of using some type of weapon
Definitions
- A member of a group that is armed with and has the job of using some type of weapon
Ancestry of “weaponsman”, step by step
weaponsman 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 weapons
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weapons | plural of weapon |
| 2 | English | weapon | An instrument of attack or defense in combat or... |
| 3 | Middle English | wepen | to weep |
| 4 | Old English | wēpan | weep, cry; to weep, complain, bewail, mourn over,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wōpijan | to weep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wōpijaną | to cry out, to lament |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂b- | to call, cry, complain; to call, shout, complain |