Where does “manureless” come from?
manureless (English) comes from English manure, from Middle English maynouren, from Old French manovrer, from Latin manuoperare, from Latin operārī, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός — to follow; to see; to say.
manureless (English): Without manure
Ancestry of “manureless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | manure | To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to... |
| 2 | Middle English | maynouren | To supervise, reign; to exercise one's authority;... |
| 3 | Old French | manovrer | to work, especially manual work; to make; to... |
| 4 | Latin | manuoperare | — |
| 5 | Latin | operārī | — |
| 6 | Latin | Opus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |