Where does “mancina” come from?

mancina (Italian) comes from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

mancina (Italian): left hand

Definitions

  1. left hand

Ancestry of “mancina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmāchinacontrivance
2Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
3Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
4Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “mancina

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-
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