Where does “guardamano” come from?
guardamano (Italian) comes from Italian mano, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
guardamano (Italian): guard, trigger guard, haft, hilt
Definitions
- guard, trigger guard, haft, hilt
Ancestry of “guardamano”, step by step
guardamano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian mano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | mano | "diminutive:" manina; hand; band, company |
| 2 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
via Italian guardare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | guardare | to look at, to watch, to glance or gaze at; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wardō | protection, care; attention, heed; watch post,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “guardamano”