Etymology

manche

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French manche
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manche · noun1

  1. French · borrowed frommanche
  2. English todaymanche

Borrowed from French manche. Doublet of maunch.

Manche · proper noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)meh₂-
  2. Proto-Italic*manus
  3. Latinmanus
  4. Latinmanica
  5. Old Frenchmanche
  6. Middle Frenchmanche
  7. Frenchmanche
  8. FrenchManche
  9. English todayManche

Borrowed from French Manche.

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