Where does “man” come from?
man (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish maño, from Spanish hermano, from Old Spanish ermano, from Vulgar Latin germanus, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥ — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
man (Papiamentu): hand
Definitions
- hand
Ancestry of “man”, step by step
man traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish maño
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | maño | big; of or from Aragón; someone from Aragón |
| 2 | Spanish | hermano | brother; sibling; bro |
| 3 | Old Spanish | ermano | brother |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | germanus | brother; of brothers or sisters; full, own |
| 5 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 6 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |