Where does “paitman” come from?
paitman (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin man, from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus — human being; man; hand.
paitman (Tok Pisin): soldier; fighter; army
Definitions
- soldier; fighter; army
Ancestry of “paitman”, step by step
paitman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin man
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | man | man; male |
| 2 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 3 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 4 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 6 | Old French | manual | — |
| 7 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 8 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
via Tok Pisin pait
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | pait | bitter; sharp, spicy; fight, battle, war |
| 2 | English | fight | To contend in physical conflict, either singly or... |
| 3 | Middle English | fighten | Simple past faght and past participle foghten... |
| 4 | Old English | feohtan | to fight |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fehtan | to fight |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fehtaną | to comb, detangle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |