Where does “manifest” come from?

Manifest comes from Middle French manifeste, from Latin manifestus meaning "plain or obvious," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots related to hand and striking.

manifest (English): Evident to the senses, especially to the sight;...

Definitions

  1. Evident to the senses, especially to the sight;...

Ancestry of “manifest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmanifeste—
2Latinmanifestusapparent, palpable, manifest, evident, plain
3Latininfestusunsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;...
4Latininfendostrike
5LatinfendoI hit; I thrust
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “manifest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Latin fendo →