Where does “manage” come from?

Manage derives from Middle English manage, from Old French manege meaning to handle or train a horse, from Latin manere meaning to remain or dwell, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men-.

manage (English): To direct or be in charge of; To handle or...

Definitions

  1. To direct or be in charge of; To handle or...

Ancestry of “manage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmanage—
2Old Frenchmanegethe handling or training of a horse,...

Words derived from “manage”

Every word from Old French manege →Every word from Middle English manage →