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Where does “manipulate” come from?

manipulate (English) comes from English manipulation, from French manipulation, from French -tion, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

manipulate (English): To move, arrange or operate something using the...

Definitions

  1. To move, arrange or operate something using the...

Ancestry of “manipulate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmanipulationThe practice of manipulating or the state of...
2Frenchmanipulationmanipulation
3French-tionUsed to indicate action, condition, result or...
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “manipulate”

  • manipulative
  • manipulator
  • manipulable
  • micromanipulator
  • manipulatory
  • manipulatively
  • manipulativeness
  • manipulatable
  • nonmanipulative
  • nanomanipulator
  • nonmanipulable
  • telemanipulator
  • unmanipulable
  • unmanipulatable
  • manipulatee
  • manipulee
  • overmanipulate
  • outmanipulate
  • manipulably
  • manipulism
  • telemanipulate
  • psychomanipulative
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