Where does “manuel” come from?
manuel (Old French) comes from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
manuel (Old French): manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...
Definitions
- manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...
Ancestry of “manuel”, step by step
manuel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin manuālis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 2 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
via Late Latin manuale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | manuale | handbook, manual; nominative neuter singular of... |