Where does “manset” come from?
manset (Tetum) comes from Indonesian manset, from Dutch manchet, from French manchette, from French Manche, from Italian mancia, from Old French manche, from Latin manica, from Latin -ica — -y, -ic.
manset (Tetum): cuff
Definitions
- cuff
Ancestry of “manset”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | manset | a tight long-sleeved inner |
| 2 | Dutch | manchet | cuff; sabot |
| 3 | French | manchette | cuff; oversleeve, manchette; headline |
| 4 | French | Manche | English Channel |
| 5 | Italian | mancia | tip |
| 6 | Old French | manche | sleeve; handle |
| 7 | Latin | manica | long sleeve of a tunic; manacles, handcuffs; a... |
| 8 | Latin | -ica | inflection of -icus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 9 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |