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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  1. In musical notation, an instruction for the...

Ancestry of “main droite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmainhand; handball
2Middle Frenchmainhand
3Old Frenchmainhand
4Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
5Proto-Italicmanushand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →