Where does “mansjettknapp” come from?
mansjettknapp (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk mansjett, from French manchette, from French Manche, from Italian mancia, from Old French manche, from Latin manica, from Latin -ica, from Latin -icus — -y, -ic.
mansjettknapp (Norwegian Nynorsk): a cufflink
Definitions
- a cufflink
Ancestry of “mansjettknapp”, step by step
mansjettknapp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk mansjett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mansjett | a cuff on a shirt |
| 2 | French | manchette | cuff; oversleeve, manchette; headline |
| 3 | French | Manche | English Channel |
| 4 | Italian | mancia | tip |
| 5 | Old French | manche | sleeve; handle |
| 6 | Latin | manica | long sleeve of a tunic; manacles, handcuffs; a... |
| 7 | Latin | -ica | inflection of -icus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 8 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |