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Where does “mortes meins” come from?

mortes meins (Old French) comes from Latin mortua manus, from English manus, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

Ancestry of “mortes meins”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmortua manus—
2EnglishmanusA hand, as the part of the fore limb below the...
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “mortes meins”

  • mortmain
  • mortmayn
  • morte meyn
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