Where does “centimano” come from?

centimano (Italian) comes from Latin centimanus, from Latin centi-, from Latin centum, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

centimano (Italian): A mythological giant that had a hundred hands

Definitions

  1. A mythological giant that had a hundred hands

Ancestry of “centimano”, step by step

centimano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin centimanus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincentimanushundred-handed
2Latincenti-one hundred-, hundred-; "indicates a count of one...
3Latincentuma hundred; 100
4Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
5Proto-Italic*foljom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Italian mano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmano"diminutive:" manina; hand; band, company
2Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
3Proto-Italicmanushand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →