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Where does “manche” come from?

manche (English) comes from French manche, from Middle French manche, from Old French manche, from Latin manica, from Latin -ica, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.

manche (English): Obsolete form of maunch; The neck of a violin

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of maunch; The neck of a violin

Ancestry of “manche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmanchesleeve; round; set
2Middle Frenchmanchesleeve; handle
3Old Frenchmanchesleeve; handle
4Latinmanicalong sleeve of a tunic; manacles, handcuffs; a...
5Latin-icainflection of -icus: ## nominative/vocative...
6Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
7Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
8Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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