Where does “manicure” come from?

manicure (Spanish) comes from Spanish manicura, from French manucuré, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

manicure (Spanish): manicure

Definitions

  1. manicure

Ancestry of “manicure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmanicuramanicure
2Frenchmanucurépast participle of manucurer; manicured
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →