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

Definitions

  1. handcuffing

Ancestry of “menottage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmenotterto handcuff
2Frenchmenottesmall hand; handcuffs
3Frenchmainhand; handball
4Middle Frenchmainhand
5Old Frenchmainhand
6Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
7Proto-Italicmanushand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →