Where does “manœuvre” come from?

manœuvre (English) comes from Middle French manœuvre, from Old French manovre, from Latin manū opera.

manœuvre (English): Alternative form of maneuver

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of maneuver

Ancestry of “manœuvre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmanœuvremaneuver
2Old Frenchmanovrehandwork, manual labor; handwork, manual labour
3Latinmanū opera—

Words derived from “manœuvre”

Every word from Latin manū opera →Every word from Old French manovre →Every word from Middle French manœuvre →