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mano f. (Noun) "hand" 10th cent. From Latin manus 'id.' From Proto-Italic *man-u- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *m̥h₂-no- 'id.' From a root *meh₂- of uncertain value, but likely connected to waving or summoning. Indo-European Romance Asturian mano, Portuguese mão, Galician man, Catalan mà, French main, Italian mano, Aromanian mãnã, Romanian mână, Sardinian manu Italic Oscan manim "hand," Umbrian manuve "on the hand," South Picene manus "by the hand" Celtic Old Irish muin "protection," Middle Welsh mynawc "prince" Germanic Old Norse mund "hand," Old High German munt "hand," "protection," Old English mund 'id.' Hellenic Ancient Greek μάρη (máre) "hand" Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.