AxialGem t1_ja74he9 wrote
Reply to comment by ElliElephant in Humen is a more logical plural to human than humans. It’s men and women, not mans and womans. by frenglish_man
I haven't heard anyone claim that man comes from the word for 'hand?' In fact, I'm not sure what that PIE root for 'hand' is tbh
Of course, the origin of the word human might also go back to PIE, but it's a later addition to English, yea
ElliElephant t1_ja74yy5 wrote
“*man- (2) Proto-Indo-European root meaning "hand." It forms all or part of: amanuensis; command; commando; commend; countermand; demand; Edmund; emancipate; legerdemain; maintain; manacle; manage; manciple; mandamus; mandate; manege; maneuver; manicure; manifest; manipulation; manner; manque; mansuetude; manual; manubrium; manufacture; manumission; manumit; manure; manuscript; mastiff; Maundy Thursday; mortmain; Raymond; recommend; remand; Sigismund.”
AxialGem t1_ja75r6q wrote
Huh, yea that is a good resource!
I guess I just went on a journey on wiktionary, which told me that the origin of latin manus was disputed, although possibly connected. That's why I asked, so I also didn't arrive at the same root for them both.
I'm not actually a historical linguist, so I couldn't tell any more about it, but etymonline is generally pretty good afaik
ElliElephant t1_ja76dkr wrote
Yeah etymon line is great for getting lost in rabbit holes
They generally do a good job of noting when something is speculative or debated
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