Where does “manicure” come from?

Manicure comes from French manucure, from Latin manus meaning hand, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European man- with the same meaning.

manicure (English): A cosmetic treatment for the fingernails; A...

Definitions

  1. A cosmetic treatment for the fingernails; A...

Ancestry of “manicure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmanucurépast participle of manucurer; manicured
2Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
3Proto-Italicmanushand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “manicure”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →