Etymology

Sumain

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Today it means: Someone who communicates primarily using a sign language. Full definition →

Spanish su ← French main
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The story

  1. French · derived frommain“hand”
  2. Spanish · derived fromsu“your”
  3. English todaySumain

From Spanish su (“your”) + French main (“hand”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchmain all →

mainmain droitewith the manner

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.