English
manacles
Manacles comes from Old French manicle, from Latin manicula ‘a little hand’, and ultimately from manus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanus‘hand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanicula‘a little hand’diminutive form of manus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400manicle
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodaymanacles
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanus‘hand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanicula‘a little hand’diminutive form of manus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400manicle
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodaymanacles
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- ‘to beckon’
amaze, mastiff, commandery, 27 more
through Proto-Italic *manus ‘hand’
commander, mandate, commodore, commendation, commando, commandant, commandment, mannered, commandeer, 26 more
through Latin manus ‘hand’
main, manner, manage, manual, manipulation, manufacture, manga, manifesto, manifest, manus, mano, 26 more
Today it means
noun manacle
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin manus / manacles