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
Ancestry of “manual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | manuel | manual, handbook; manual |
| 2 | Old French | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 3 | Latin | manuālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |