Where does “menotter” come from?

menotter (French) comes 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.

menotter (French): to handcuff

Definitions

  1. to handcuff

Ancestry of “menotter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmenottesmall hand; handcuffs
2Frenchmainhand; handball
3Middle Frenchmainhand
4Old Frenchmainhand
5Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
6Proto-Italicmanushand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “menotter”

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