Where does “bocamàniga” come from?
bocamàniga (Catalan) comes from Catalan màniga, from Latin manica, from Latin -ica, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
bocamàniga (Catalan): cuff of an upper garment
Definitions
- cuff of an upper garment
Ancestry of “bocamàniga”, step by step
bocamàniga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan màniga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | màniga | sleeve |
| 2 | Latin | manica | long sleeve of a tunic; manacles, handcuffs; a... |
| 3 | Latin | -ica | inflection of -icus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |