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Where does “manorway” come from?

manorway (English) comes from English manor, from Middle English maner, from Old French manere, from Latin manuārius, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

manorway (English): A roadway, typically a dead end, giving access...

Definitions

  1. A roadway, typically a dead end, giving access...

Ancestry of “manorway”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmanorA landed estate; The main house of such an estate...
2Middle EnglishmanerA manorial estate or property; a manor; A...
3Old Frenchmaneremanner; fashion; way
4Latinmanuārius—
5Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
6Proto-Italicmanushand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
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