Where does “mănunchiaș” come from?

mănunchiaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian mănunchi, from Latin manuculus, from Latin manipulus, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

mănunchiaș (Romanian): small bunch

Definitions

  1. small bunch

Ancestry of “mănunchiaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmănunchibundle, bunch, clump, handful, sheaf
2Latinmanuculuslittle hand
3LatinmanipulusA maniple, a double company of soldiers employed...
4Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
5Proto-Italicmanushand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →
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