Where does “mankateni” come from?

mankateni (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto mankateno, 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.

mankateni (Esperanto): to handcuff

Definitions

  1. to handcuff

Ancestry of “mankateni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomankatenohandcuffs
2Esperantomanohand
3Frenchmainhand; handball
4Middle Frenchmainhand
5Old Frenchmainhand
6Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
7Proto-Italicmanushand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →