Where does “manicaio” come from?

manicaio (Italian) comes from Italian manico, from Vulgar Latin manicum, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

Ancestry of “manicaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmanicohandle; shaft; neck
2Vulgar Latinmanicum—
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →
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