Where does “mancus” come from?
mancus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European mank-.
mancus (Latin): maimed, crippled, handicapped, infirm; defective,...
Definitions
- maimed, crippled, handicapped, infirm; defective,...
Ancestry of “mancus”, step by step
mancus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European mank-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | mank- | — |
via Proto-Indo-European mh₂n-ko-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂n-ko- | maimed in the hand |