Where does “maniable” come from?

maniable (English) comes from French maniable, from French manier, from Old French manier, from Vulgar Latin *manizāre.

maniable (English): manageable

Definitions

  1. manageable

Ancestry of “maniable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmaniablehandy; manageable, manoeuvrable
2Frenchmanierto handle, manipulate, wield; to use; to knead
3Old Frenchmanierto handle
4Vulgar Latin*manizāre—
Every word from Vulgar Latin *manizāre →Every word from Old French manier →Every word from French manier →