English word mano comes from Proto-Indo-European *mar-, Proto-Indo-European *-men-, Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₃-, Proto-Italic *genamen, Proto-Indo-European *méh₂r̥, Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-, Proto-Italic *-kaps (-catcher (as a noun), -catching (as an adjective).), Proto-Indo-European *mony-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *mar- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | hand |
| *-men- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *ǵenh₃- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *genamen | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| *méh₂r̥ | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *meh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *-kaps | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | -catcher (as a noun), -catching (as an adjective). |
| *mony- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | withers, crest, mane |
| *ǵénh₁mn̥ | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Offspring, seed. |
| *manus | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Hand. |
| germen | Latin (lat) | Embryo, fetus. Germ, seed, origin. Shoot, sprout, bud. |
| germanus | Latin (lat) | (poetic) denoting intimate friendship. (substantive) brother, sister. Full, own. Of brothers or sisters. |
| manus | Latin (lat) | (Old Latin) good (figuratively) bravery, valor. (figuratively) violence, fighting. (legal) an arrest. (legal) legal power of a man over his wife. (military, nautical) grappling hooks used to snare enemy vessels. A side, part, faction. A stake (in dice). A thrust with a sword. Branch of a tree. Group of people. Group, company, host, multitude of people, especially of soldiers. Hand. [...] |
| germanus | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| mano | Old Spanish (osp) | |
| ermano | Old Spanish (osp) | Brother. |
| mano | Spanish (spa) | (anatomy, of a person) hand. (in a game) round; hand. (of a clock) hand. (of an animal) front foot. (of paint) coat. Skill, talent (slang, Mexico) buddy, friend. |
| mano | English (eng) | A rolling pin-like stone, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate. |