Where does “manichiuristă” come from?
manichiuristă (Romanian) comes from Romanian manichiură, from French manucuré, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
manichiuristă (Romanian): female manicurist
Definitions
- female manicurist
Ancestry of “manichiuristă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | manichiură | manicure |
| 2 | French | manucuré | past participle of manucurer; manicured |
| 3 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |