Where does “manrovescio” come from?
manrovescio (Italian) comes from Italian rovescio, from Latin reversus, from Latin revertor, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
manrovescio (Italian): backhander; backhand
Definitions
- backhander; backhand
Ancestry of “manrovescio”, step by step
manrovescio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian rovescio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | rovescio | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | reversus | returned |
| 3 | Latin | revertor | I return; I turn back, turn around |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |