Where does “manoeuvre” come from?
manoeuvre (Dutch) comes from French manœuvre, from Old French maneuvre, from Latin manuopera, from Latin manu, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
manoeuvre (Dutch): maneuver
Definitions
- maneuver
Ancestry of “manoeuvre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | manœuvre | move, movement; operation, manoeuvre; manoeuvres |
| 2 | Old French | maneuvre | something done or crafted by hand |
| 3 | Latin | manuopera | work done by hand, handwork |
| 4 | Latin | manu | ablative singular of manus; by hand; with the... |
| 5 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |