English
maunch
Maunch comes from Old French maunche, from Latin manica ‘long sleeve of a tunic, covering up to the hand’, and ultimately from manus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanus‘hand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanica‘long sleeve of a tunic, covering up to the hand’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400maunche
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodaymaunch
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanus‘hand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanica‘long sleeve of a tunic, covering up to the hand’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400maunche
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodaymaunch
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- ‘to beckon’
amaze, mastiff, commandery, 26 more
through Proto-Italic *manus ‘hand’
commander, mandate, commodore, commando, commandant, commandment, commendation, mannered, commandeer, 25 more
through Latin manus ‘hand’
main, manner, manage, manual, manufacture, manipulation, manifest, mano, manus, manacles, 26 more
through Latin manica ‘long sleeve of a tunic, covering up to the hand’
Today it means
noun A long stylised sleeve.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin manus / maunch