English

Guineaman

From Guinea + man.

A compound of Guinea + man

Portuguese Guiné

Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘human being, person, man’

Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person’

Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’

Middle English man

English man

Today it means

noun A ship trading with the coast of Guinea; a slave ship.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Guineaman