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Where does “acuamainíl” come from?

acuamainíl (Irish) comes from Latin aquamanile, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

Ancestry of “acuamainíl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquamanile—
2Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
3Proto-Italicmanushand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
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