English
Indiaman
From India + -man.
Formed from India + -man
Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš ‘river’
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Ancient Greek Ἰνδός ‘Indus river’
Ancient Greek Ἰνδία
Latin India
Old English India
English India
Today it means
noun A large ship that traded between Britain and India on behalf of the East India Company.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Indiaman