English
maniform
Maniform comes from Latin mani, and goes back to manus ‘hand’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanus‘hand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanistem of manus
- Englishtodaymaniform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanus‘hand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanistem of manus
- Englishtodaymaniform
Formed from -form
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, manufacture, manga, manipulation, manus, mano, manacles, 27 more
Today it means
adj Having the form of a hand.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin manus / maniform