Where does “manure” come from?
Manure comes from Middle English manuren, from Old French manovrer, from Latin manuopero meaning to work by hand, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European man-.
manure (English): To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to...
Definitions
- To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to...
Ancestry of “manure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | maynouren | To supervise, reign; to exercise one's authority;... |
| 2 | Old French | manovrer | to work, especially manual work; to make; to... |
| 3 | Latin | manuoperare | — |
| 4 | Latin | operārī | — |
| 5 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |