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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

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

Words derived from “maneuvre”

  • maneuvrable
Every word from Latin manū opera →