Etymograph

English

manimal

Blend of man + animal.

A blend of man + animal

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

Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person’

Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’

Middle English man

English man

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- ‘to breathe’

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Latin animālis

Latin animal

Old French animal

Middle English animal ‘an animal’

English animal

Today it means

noun A fanciful life form that is part human and part beast; a creature recognizable as human but possessing physical or primitive behavioral characteristics that are exclusive to animals.

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

Etymograph / manimal