Where does “manicle” come from?

manicle (Middle English) comes from Old French manicle, from Latin manicula, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

Ancestry of “manicle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmaniclearmlet; gauntlet; manacles
2LatinmaniculaA little hand
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 →