Reconstruction:Latin/mania

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From manus (“hand”) +‎ -ia (abstract noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmaɲɲa/

Noun edit

*mania f (Proto-Western-Romance)

manual skill

Declension edit

	singular	plural
nominative	*/ˈmaɲɲa/	*/ˈmaɲɲas/
oblique	*/ˈmaɲɲa/	*/ˈmaɲɲas/

Descendants edit

Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: manya
- Occitan: manha
Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: maña
- Old Galician-Portuguese: manna
  - Galician: maña
  - Portuguese: manha
- Old Spanish: manna
  - Spanish: maña

References edit

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “maña”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 831
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*mania”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 6/1: Mabile–Mephitis, page 202