Where does “manicle” come from?

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

manicle (Old French): armlet; gauntlet; manacles

Definitions

  1. armlet; gauntlet; manacles

Ancestry of “manicle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmaniculaA little hand
2Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
3Proto-Italicmanushand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “manicle”

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