Where does “manžeta” come from?
manžeta (Czech) comes from German Manschette, from French manchette, from French Manche, from Italian mancia, from Old French manche, from Latin manica, from Latin -ica, from Latin -icus — -y, -ic.
manžeta (Czech): cuff the end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist
Definitions
- cuff the end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist
Ancestry of “manžeta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Manschette | cuff; sleeve |
| 2 | French | manchette | cuff; oversleeve, manchette; headline |
| 3 | French | Manche | English Channel |
| 4 | Italian | mancia | tip |
| 5 | Old French | manche | sleeve; handle |
| 6 | Latin | manica | long sleeve of a tunic; manacles, handcuffs; a... |
| 7 | Latin | -ica | inflection of -icus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 8 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |