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
- Evident to the senses, especially to the sight;...
Ancestry of “manifest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | manifeste | — |
| 2 | Latin | manifestus | apparent, palpable, manifest, evident, plain |
| 3 | Latin | infestus | unsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;... |
| 4 | Latin | infendo | strike |
| 5 | Latin | fendo | I hit; I thrust |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
Words derived from “manifest”