Where does “poisinman” come from?
poisinman (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin poisin, from English poison, from Middle English poysoun, from Old French poison, from Latin pōtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
poisinman (Tok Pisin): sorcerer
Definitions
- sorcerer
Ancestry of “poisinman”, step by step
poisinman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin poisin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | poisin | poison; black magic or sorcery; spell; charm |
| 2 | English | poison | A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living... |
| 3 | Middle English | poysoun | A poison; a poisonous substance especially as a drink |
| 4 | Old French | poison | poison; potion |
| 5 | Latin | pōtiō | drinking |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |