Where does “main droite” come from?
main droite (English) comes from French main, from Middle French main, from Old French main, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
main droite (English): In musical notation, an instruction for the...
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- In musical notation, an instruction for the...
Ancestry of “main droite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | main | hand; handball |
| 2 | Middle French | main | hand |
| 3 | Old French | main | hand |
| 4 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |