Where does “maní” come from?
maní (Spanish) comes from Spanish manifestación, from Late Latin manifestatio, from Latin manifesto, from Latin manifestus, from Latin infestus, from Latin infendo, from Latin fendo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.
maní (Spanish): peanut
Definitions
- peanut
Ancestry of “maní”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | manifestación | demonstration; manifestation |
| 2 | Late Latin | manifestatio | manifestation, a manifesting |
| 3 | Latin | manifesto | manifestly, openly, clearly; I exhibit, make... |
| 4 | Latin | manifestus | apparent, palpable, manifest, evident, plain |
| 5 | Latin | infestus | unsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;... |
| 6 | Latin | infendo | strike |
| 7 | Latin | fendo | I hit; I thrust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |