Where does “menottage” come from?
menottage (French) comes from French menotter, from French menotte, 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.
menottage (French): handcuffing
Ancestry of “menottage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | menotter | to handcuff |
| 2 | French | menotte | small hand; handcuffs |
| 3 | French | main | hand; handball |
| 4 | Middle French | main | hand |
| 5 | Old French | main | hand |
| 6 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |