Where does “manicure” come from?

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

manicure (Polish): manicure

Definitions

  1. manicure

Ancestry of “manicure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmanicure—
2Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
3Proto-Italicmanushand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →