Where does “manivelle” come from?

manivelle (French) comes from Old French manevele, from Vulgar Latin manabella, from Latin manicula, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

manivelle (French): crank

Definitions

  1. crank

Ancestry of “manivelle”, step by step

manivelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French manevele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmanevele—
2Vulgar Latinmanabella—
3LatinmaniculaA little hand
4Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
5Proto-Italicmanushand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via Late Latin manualis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmanualishand; suitable to be hand-held
2Latin-alisUsed to form adjectives of relationship from...
3Proto-Indo-European-li-—

Words derived from “manivelle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →