Where does “manor” come from?

Manor comes from Middle English maner, from Old French manoir, from Latin manere meaning "to remain" or "to dwell," ultimately derived from Latin manus meaning "hand."

manor (English): A landed estate; The main house of such an estate...

Definitions

  1. A landed estate; The main house of such an estate...

Ancestry of “manor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmanerA manorial estate or property; a manor; A...
2Old Frenchmaneremanner; fashion; way
3Latinmanuāriusof or pertaining to the hand
4Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
5Proto-Italicmanushand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “manor

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-