Where does “mano sinistra” come from?
mano sinistra (English) comes from Italian mano, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
mano sinistra (English): In musical notation, an instruction for the...
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- In musical notation, an instruction for the...
Ancestry of “mano sinistra”, step by step
mano sinistra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian mano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mano | "diminutive:" manina; hand; band, company |
| 2 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
via Italian sinistra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sinistra | left; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | sinister | left; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | senisteros | — |