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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”

  • maneuverability
  • maneuverable
  • outmaneuver
  • maneuvre
  • maneuverer
  • unmaneuverable
  • maneuvrable
  • supermaneuverability
  • supermaneuverable
  • hook maneuver
  • unmaneuverability
  • manœuvrable
Every word from Latin manū opera →