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Where does “manibela” come from?

manibela (Tagalog) comes from Spanish manivela, from French manivelle, from Old French manevele, from Vulgar Latin manabella, from Latin manicula, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

manibela (Tagalog): steering wheel, handle

Definitions

  1. steering wheel, handle

Ancestry of “manibela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmanivelahandle; crank
2Frenchmanivellecrank
3Old Frenchmanevele—
4Vulgar Latinmanabella—
5LatinmaniculaA little hand
6Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
7Proto-Italicmanushand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →