Where does “guardaman” come from?
guardaman (Romanian) comes from Italian guardamano, from Italian mano, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
guardaman (Romanian): glove
Definitions
- glove
Ancestry of “guardaman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | guardamano | guard, trigger guard, haft, hilt |
| 2 | Italian | mano | "diminutive:" manina; hand; band, company |
| 3 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |