| 【man】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "man," and "mann." It carries the basic meaning of "human being," and "person." from PIE *man- "⑵ hand" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "man"]
businessman ***[3317] A businessman is a man who works in business.
freshman ☆[5022] In America, a freshman is a student who is in his or her first year at university or college.
gentleman ***[2885] A gentleman is a man who comes from a family of high social standing.
man ****[112] A man is an adult male human being.
mankind ☆[5322] You can refer to all human beings as mankind when considering them as a group. Some people dislike this use.
woman ****[91] A woman is an adult female human being.
[WORD ROOT]root man
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] man, mann
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) man, mann
[MEANING]root human being, person
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 man ⑴[=mann] human being; ⑵[from manan] complaint
- 【Old English】 mann human being, person male or female; brave man, hero
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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businessman ★★★[3317] noun from businessman 〈 man
【DEFINITION】 A businessman is a man who works in business.
【pl.】 businessmen
【COMPOSITION】 business + man
【ROOTs】 ⑴ busi(busy); busy ⑵ ness; noun suffix ⑶ man; human being, person
【Etymology】 《Old English mann》 human being, person male or female; brave man, hero
freshman ☆[5022] noun from freshman 〈 fresh
【DEFINITION】 In America, a freshman is a student who is in his or her first year at university or college.
【pl.】 freshmans
【COMPOSITION】 fresh + man
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fresh; fresh ⑵ man; human being, person
【Etymology】 《Old English fersc》 not salt, unsalted
【DERIVATIVEs】 freshmanship, freshman
gentleman ★★★[2885] noun from gentleman 〈 gener
【DEFINITION】 A gentleman is a man who comes from a family of high social standing.
【pl.】 gentlemen
【COMPOSITION】 gentle + man
【ROOTs】 ⑴ gent(gener); beget, birth ⑵ le; adjective suffix ⑶ man; human being, person
【Etymology】 《Latin gignere》 give birth, to beget, produce
【First Known Meaning】 well-born man, man of good family or birth
【DERIVATIVEs】 gentlemanlike, gentlemanliness, gentlemanly, gentleman
man ★★★★[112] noun from man
【DEFINITION】 ① A man is an adult male human being.
② Man and men are sometimes used to refer to all human beings, including both males and females. Some people dislike this use.
③ If you say that a man is, for example, a gambling man or an outdoors man, you mean that he likes gambling or outdoor activities.
【pl.】 men 소유격; man's 복수소유격; men's
【ROOTs】 man; human being, person
【Etymology】 《Old English mann》 human being, person male or female; brave man, hero
【First Known Meaning】 a featherless plantigrade biped mammal of the genus Homo
【DERIVATIVEs】 manful, manlike, manliness, manly, mannish, man
mankind ☆[5322] noun from mankind 〈 kin
【DEFINITION】 You can refer to all human beings as mankind when considering them as a group. Some people dislike this use.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 man + kind
【ROOTs】 ⑴ man; human being, person ⑵ kind(kin); family, race, kind
woman ★★★★[91] noun from woman 〈 man
【DEFINITION】 ① A woman is an adult female human being.
② You can refer to women in general as woman.
【pl.】 women 소유격; woman's
【ROOTs】 ⑴ wo(wife); wife, woman, female person ⑵ man; human being, person
【Etymology】 《Old English wimman》 woman
【First Known Meaning】 adult female human,
【DERIVATIVEs】 womanish, womanize, womanless, womanlike, womanly, womanness, woman
Other words containing "man"; businesswoman, caveman, freeman, kinsman, kinswoman, manbag, manful, manlike, manliness, manly, manned, mannish, statesman, statesmanlike, statesmanship, womanish, womanize, womanless, womanlike, womanly, womanness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
make
major
lyse, ly-, lysi-, lyt-
low
love
lot
loss
look
long
log-, logy-
