Where does “avant-main” come from?
avant-main (French) comes 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.
avant-main (French): forehand
Definitions
- forehand
Ancestry of “avant-main”, step by step
avant-main traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French main
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | main | hand; handball |
| 2 | Middle French | main | hand |
| 3 | Old French | main | hand |
| 4 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
via French avant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | avant | beforehand; earlier |
| 2 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |