Where does “baisemain” come from?

baisemain (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.

baisemain (French): in feudalism, homage which the vassal used to...

Definitions

  1. in feudalism, homage which the vassal used to...

Ancestry of “baisemain”, step by step

baisemain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French main

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

via French baiser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbaiserkiss; to kiss; to fuck, screw
2Middle Frenchbaiserto kiss; a kiss
3Old Frenchbaisierto kiss; a kiss
4Latinbāsiōto kiss
5Latinsuffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-Every word from Proto-Italic manusEvery word from Latin manus
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