Where does “manpleno” come from?

manpleno (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.

manpleno (Esperanto): fistful, handful

Definitions

  1. fistful, handful

Ancestry of “manpleno”, step by step

manpleno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto mano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomanohand
2Frenchmainhand; handball
3Middle Frenchmainhand
4Old Frenchmainhand
5Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
6Proto-Italicmanushand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via Esperanto plena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoplenafull, complete
2Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
3Proto-Italicplēnosfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →
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