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
- 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
| 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 baiser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | baiser | kiss; to kiss; to fuck, screw |
| 2 | Middle French | baiser | to kiss; a kiss |
| 3 | Old French | baisier | to kiss; a kiss |
| 4 | Latin | bāsiō | to kiss |
| 5 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |