Where does “maneuvre” come from?

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

maneuvre (English): Alternative spelling of maneuver

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of maneuver

Ancestry of “maneuvre”, step by step

maneuvre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English maneuver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaneuverThe planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a...
2Middle Frenchmanœuvremaneuver
3Old Frenchmanovrehandwork, manual labor; handwork, manual labour
4Latinmanū opera—

via English manoeuvre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmanoeuvreBritain, Canada, Ireland, South Africa,...
2Middle Frenchmanouvrerto hand-make

Words derived from “maneuvre”

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