Where does “Manétto” come from?

Manétto (Pidgin Delaware) comes from Unami manëtu, from Proto-Algonquian maneto·wa — a supernatural being.

Ancestry of “Manétto”, step by step

Manétto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Unami manëtu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamimanëtumanitou
2Proto-Algonquianmaneto·waa supernatural being

via Munsee manutoow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Munseemanutoow—

Words derived from “Manétto”

Every word from Proto-Algonquian maneto·wa →Every word from Unami manëtu →