Where does “mannerism” come from?
Mannerism derives from English manner, Ancient Greek -ισμός, Ancient Greek -μός, Latin manere meaning "to remain," Latin manuarius, and Latin manus meaning "hand."
mannerism (English): A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual
Definitions
- A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual
Ancestry of “mannerism”, step by step
mannerism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English manner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | manner | Mode of action; way of performing or doing... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |