Where does “manchinha” come from?
manchinha (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mancha, from French Manche, from Italian mancia, from Old French manche, from Latin manica, from Latin -ica, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός — -y, -ic.
manchinha (Portuguese): small stain, small blemish
Definitions
- small stain, small blemish
Ancestry of “manchinha”, step by step
manchinha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese mancha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | mancha | stain; mark; blemish; spot; a disgrace, discredit... |
| 2 | French | Manche | English Channel |
| 3 | Italian | mancia | tip |
| 4 | Old French | manche | sleeve; handle |
| 5 | Latin | manica | long sleeve of a tunic; manacles, handcuffs; a... |
| 6 | Latin | -ica | inflection of -icus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 7 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Portuguese mancheia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | mancheia | handful |