Where does “maña” come from?

maña (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin mania, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

maña (Spanish): skill, aptitude, knack; trick; bad habit, vice,...

Definitions

  1. skill, aptitude, knack; trick; bad habit, vice,...

Ancestry of “maña”, step by step

maña traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin mania

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmaniamanual skill or ability; manual skill or...
2Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
3Proto-Italicmanushand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via Late Latin manna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmannamanna
2Ancient Greekμάνναmanna
3HebrewמןAlternative form of מִ־; manna

via Spanish hermana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhermanasister
2Old Spanishermanasister
3Latingermanainflection of germānus: ## feminine...

Words derived from “maña”

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