Where does “manotear” come from?
manotear (Spanish) comes from Spanish manota, from Spanish maño, from Spanish hermano, from Old Spanish ermano, from Vulgar Latin germanus, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
manotear (Spanish): to slap, smack, spank; to gesticulate
Definitions
- to slap, smack, spank; to gesticulate
Ancestry of “manotear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | manota | smack (with the hand) |
| 2 | Spanish | maño | big; of or from Aragón; someone from Aragón |
| 3 | Spanish | hermano | brother; sibling; bro |
| 4 | Old Spanish | ermano | brother |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | germanus | brother; of brothers or sisters; full, own |
| 6 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 7 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |