Where does “muinchille” come from?
muinchille (Irish) comes from Old Irish muinchille, from Latin manicella, from Latin manicula, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
muinchille (Irish): sleeve; sleeve, sleeving
Ancestry of “muinchille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | muinchille | — |
| 2 | Latin | manicella | — |
| 3 | Latin | manicula | A little hand |
| 4 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |