Where does “mantice” come from?

mantice (Italian) comes from Latin mantica, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

mantice (Italian): bellows - of a furnace or an organ; vestibule;...

Definitions

  1. bellows - of a furnace or an organ; vestibule;...

Ancestry of “mantice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmanticasmall bag (for the hand); wallet
2Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
3Proto-Italicmanushand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “mantice”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →