Where does “mani” come from?
mani (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish maní, from Spanish manifestación, from Late Latin manifestatio, from Latin manifesto, from Latin manifestus, from Latin infestus, from Latin infendo, from Latin fendo.
mani (Bikol Central): peanut; clitoris
Definitions
- peanut; clitoris
Ancestry of “mani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | maní | peanut |
| 2 | Spanish | manifestación | demonstration; manifestation |
| 3 | Late Latin | manifestatio | manifestation, a manifesting |
| 4 | Latin | manifesto | manifestly, openly, clearly; I exhibit, make... |
| 5 | Latin | manifestus | apparent, palpable, manifest, evident, plain |
| 6 | Latin | infestus | unsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;... |
| 7 | Latin | infendo | strike |
| 8 | Latin | fendo | I hit; I thrust |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |