English
adminicle
Adminicle comes from Latin adminiculum ‘support pole’, from manus ‘hand’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *manus.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*manus‘hand’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanus‘hand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadminiculum‘support pole’
- Englishtodayadminicle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*manus‘hand’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanus‘hand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadminiculum‘support pole’
- Englishtodayadminicle
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- ‘to beckon, signal’
amaze, mastiff, commandery, 26 more
through Proto-Italic *manus ‘hand’
commander, mandate, commodore, commando, commandant, mannered, commandment, commendation, commandeer, 25 more
through Latin manus ‘hand’
main, manner, manage, manual, manufacture, manga, manipulation, manifest, mano, manus, manacles, 26 more
Today it means
noun Something that aids or supports.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *manus / adminicle