Where does “man” come from?

man (French) comes 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.

man (French): my

Definitions

  1. my

Ancestry of “man”, step by step

man traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmafeminine singular of mon; my
2Frenchtanteaunt
3Middle Frenchtante—
4Middle Frenchanteauntie; aunt
5Old Frenchantenominative singular of antain; aunt
6Latinamitapaternal aunt; father's sister
7Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother

via French mon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmonmy; Followed by rank, obligatory way of...
2Frenchoncleuncle
3Middle Frenchoncleuncle
4Old Frenchoncleuncle
5Vulgar Latinaunclum—
6Latinavunculusmaternal uncle, mother's brother; mother's...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle

Words derived from “man”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma- →