Where does “clubman” come from?
clubman (French) comes from French man, from French ma, from French tante, from Middle French tante, from Middle French ante, from Old French ante, from Latin amita, from Proto-Indo-European amma- — mother.
clubman (French): clubman
Definitions
- clubman
Ancestry of “clubman”, step by step
clubman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French man
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | man | my |
| 2 | French | ma | feminine singular of mon; my |
| 3 | French | tante | aunt |
| 4 | Middle French | tante | — |
| 5 | Middle French | ante | auntie; aunt |
| 6 | Old French | ante | nominative singular of antain; aunt |
| 7 | Latin | amita | paternal aunt; father's sister |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | amma- | mother |
via French club
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | club | club |
| 2 | English | club | An association of members joining together for... |
| 3 | Middle English | clubbe | An club or baton; A clump or lump; a pile |
| 4 | Old Norse | klubba | cudgel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klumpô | clasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | glemb- | log, block |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |