Where does “mainchain” come from?

mainchain (English) comes from English main, 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.

mainchain (English): A chain securing the lower shrouds of the...

Definitions

  1. A chain securing the lower shrouds of the...

Ancestry of “mainchain”, step by step

mainchain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English main

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmainOf chief or leading importance; prime, principal;...
2Frenchmainhand; handball
3Middle Frenchmainhand
4Old Frenchmainhand
5Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
6Proto-Italicmanushand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via English chain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchainA series of interconnected rings or links usually...
2Middle EnglishcheyneA chain; a series of links made of metal,...
3Old Frenchchaine—
4Latincatēnachain
5Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →
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