Where does “manipulatrix” come from?

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

Ancestry of “manipulatrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmanipulateTo move, arrange or operate something using the...
2EnglishmanipulationThe practice of manipulating or the state of...
3Frenchmanipulationmanipulation
4French-tionUsed to indicate action, condition, result or...
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ