Where does “menotte” come from?

menotte (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.

menotte (French): small hand; handcuffs

Definitions

  1. small hand; handcuffs

Ancestry of “menotte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “menotte”

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