Where does “lexicomane” come from?

lexicomane (French) comes from English mane, from Middle English mane, from Old English manu, from Proto-West Germanic *manu, from Proto-Germanic manō, from Proto-Indo-European mony- — withers, crest, mane; crest, mane.

lexicomane (French): a lover of words; word-loving

Definitions

  1. a lover of words; word-loving

Ancestry of “lexicomane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaneLonger hair growth on back of neck of an animal,...
2Middle EnglishmaneAlternative form of man; A mane
3Old Englishmanumane
4Proto-West Germanic*manumane
5Proto-Germanicmanōmane
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmony-withers, crest, mane; crest, mane
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mony- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *manu →