Etymograph

English

maniform

Maniform comes from Latin mani, and goes back to manus ‘hand’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanus1‘hand’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmani1stem of manus
  3. Englishtodaymaniform1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English maniform

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanusWiktionary, English maniform‘hand’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmaniWiktionary, English maniformstem of manus
  3. EnglishtodaymaniformWiktionary, English maniform

Formed from form

Latin fōrma ‘shape’

Old French forme ‘shape’

Middle English forme ‘shape’

English form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- ‘to beckon’

amaze, mastiff, commandery, 27 more

through Proto-Italic *manus ‘hand’

commander, mandate, commodore, commendation, commando, commandant, commandment, mannered, commandeer, 26 more

through Latin manus ‘hand’

main, manner, manage, manual, manufacture, manga, manipulation, manus, mano, manacles, 27 more

Today it means

adj Having the form of a hand.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “maniform”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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