French word manivelle comes from Proto-Indo-European *men-, Proto-Indo-European *mony-, and later Proto-Italic *manus (Hand.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *men- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *mony- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *manus | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Hand. |
| manus | Latin (lat) | (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. Handwriting. Labor. Paw of [...] |
| manicula | Latin (lat) | A little hand. |
| *manibula | Latin (lat) | |
| manevele | Old French (fro) | |
| manivelle | French (fra) | Crank. |