Where does “manes” come from?

Manes comes from Latin manes, from Latin manis, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂-, a root of uncertain ultimate meaning.

manes (English): The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived...

Definitions

  1. The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived...

Ancestry of “manes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmanesthe spirits of dead ancestors; deified shades; a...
2Ancient GreekΜάνηςMani, Manes
3Classical SyriacܡܐܢܝMani, the founder of Manichaeism

Words derived from “manes”

Every word from Classical Syriac ܡܐܢܝ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μάνης →Every word from Latin manes →
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