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Where does “manuel” come from?

manuel (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

manuel (Anglo-Norman): manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...

Definitions

  1. manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...

Ancestry of “manuel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmanual—
2Latinmanuālis—
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →