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Where does “amansar” come from?

amansar (Spanish) comes from Spanish manso, 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.

amansar (Spanish): to tame

Definitions

  1. to tame

Ancestry of “amansar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmansotame, meek; not threatening; gigantic, big
2Vulgar Latinmansus—
3Latinmānsuētus—
4Latinmansuēscō—
5Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
6Proto-Italicmanushand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “amansar”

  • amansador
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →