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Where does “manípulo” come from?

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

manípulo (Spanish): maniple; handful

Definitions

  1. maniple; handful

Ancestry of “manípulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmanipulusA maniple, a double company of soldiers employed...
2Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
3Proto-Italicmanushand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
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