Where does “mancart” come from?

mancart (English) comes from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus — human being; man; hand.

mancart (English): A cart propelled by one or more men

Definitions

  1. A cart propelled by one or more men

Ancestry of “mancart”, step by step

mancart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MAN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
2EnglishmanualA handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage...
3Middle Englishmanuel
4Anglo-Normanmanuelmanual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...
5Old Frenchmanual
6Latinmanuālishand
7Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
8Proto-Italicmanushand
9Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via English cart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcartA small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed...
2Middle Englishcart
3Old Norsekartrwagon; wagon; cart
4Old Englishlæcca boggy stream
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-Every word from Proto-Italic manusEvery word from Latin manus