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Where does “manifesteth” come from?

manifesteth (English) comes from English manifest, from Middle French manifeste, from Latin manifestus, from Latin infestus, from Latin infendo, from Latin fendo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

manifesteth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “manifesteth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmanifestEvident to the senses, especially to the sight;...
2Middle Frenchmanifeste—
3Latinmanifestusapparent, palpable, manifest, evident, plain
4Latininfestusunsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;...
5Latininfendostrike
6LatinfendoI hit; I thrust
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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