manicule

English

noun

Definitions

(typography) The (typography)|index symbol used in printing, graphics or signs, to draw attention to or indicate something.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin manicula (handle of a plough, manacle, little hand).

Origin

Latin

manicula

Gloss

handle of a plough, manacle, little hand

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*manabella Latin
*manicla Latin
manicula Latin
manuālis Latin
*(s)meh₂- Proto-Indo-European
manicle Old French
manilla Catalan, Valencian