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From un- (“de-, dis-, away”) + man (“male person”). Compare Dutch ontmannen, German entmannen, both “to unman, emasculate, castrate”.
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unman
Today it means: To divest of humanity. Full definition →
Today it means: To divest of humanity. Full definition →
From un- (“de-, dis-, away”) + man (“male person”). Compare Dutch ontmannen, German entmannen, both “to unman, emasculate, castrate”.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.