mano

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) hand
  • (of an animal) front foot
  • (in a game) round; hand
  • (of paint) coat, lick
  • (of a clock) hand
  • skill, talent
  • mano a stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish mano inherited from Latin manus (hand, handwriting, power) inherited from Proto-Italic *manus derived from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥, *mh₂-én-, *méh₂r̥.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*méh₂-r̥, *mh₂-én-, *méh₂r̥

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