Where does “manual” come from?

manual (Romanian) comes from French manuel, from Old French manuel, from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

manual (Romanian): manual; handbook

Definitions

  1. manual; handbook

Ancestry of “manual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmanuelmanual, handbook; manual
2Old Frenchmanuelmanual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...
3Latinmanuālishand
4Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
5Proto-Italicmanushand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “manual”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →