Where does “manzittu” come from?
manzittu (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian manzu, from Vulgar Latin mansus, from Latin mānsuētus, from Latin mansuēscō, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
manzittu (Sicilian): gentle, docile
Ancestry of “manzittu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sicilian | manzu | tame, gentle, docile |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | mansus | — |
| 3 | Latin | mānsuētus | — |
| 4 | Latin | mansuēscō | — |
| 5 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |