Where does “manilla” come from?

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

manilla (Spanish): handle; door handle; bracelet

Definitions

  1. handle; door handle; bracelet

Ancestry of “manilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmanillahandcuff
2LatinmaniculaA little hand
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “manilla”

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