Where does “mainça” come from?

mainça (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin manitia, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

mainça (Portuguese): bunch; handful

Definitions

  1. bunch; handful

Ancestry of “mainça”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmanitia—
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 →