Man + Kind

Etymology

From Middle English mankinde,

alteration (due to kinde = “kind, nature, sort”)

of earlier mankin,

from Old English mancynn.

Equivalent to man +‎ kin,

and/or

man +‎ -kind.

Noun

man (plural men)

1. An adult male human.

PLUS

Suffix

-kind

1. Used to form nouns denoting groups or classes taken collectively from animate nouns

Etymology

From Middle English -kinde, -kunde, -kuinde,

alteration (due to the noun kind (“type, class”)) of -kin, -kun, -cun,

from Old English -cynn (“of or belonging to a specified race or family”),

from cynn (“family, race”),

see kin