Where does “ambaŭmane” come from?
ambaŭmane (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto mano, from French main, from Middle French main, from Old French main, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
ambaŭmane (Esperanto): with both hands
Definitions
- with both hands
Ancestry of “ambaŭmane”, step by step
ambaŭmane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto mano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | mano | hand |
| 2 | French | main | hand; handball |
| 3 | Middle French | main | hand |
| 4 | Old French | main | hand |
| 5 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
via Esperanto ambaŭ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ambaŭ | both |
| 2 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |