Where does “maneuver” come from?

Maneuver comes from Middle French manœuvre, meaning a movement or operation performed by hand or skill.

maneuver (English): The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a...

Definitions

  1. The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a...

Ancestry of “maneuver”, step by step

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

Words derived from “maneuver”

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