Where does “unmanurable” come from?
unmanurable (English) comes from English manurable, from English manure, from Middle English maynouren, from Old French manovrer, from Latin manuoperare, from Latin operārī, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς — to follow; to see; to say.
unmanurable (English): Not manurable
Definitions
- Not manurable
Ancestry of “unmanurable”, step by step
unmanurable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English manurable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | manurable | Able, or suitable, to be manured or cultivated on |
| 2 | English | manure | To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to... |
| 3 | Middle English | maynouren | To supervise, reign; to exercise one's authority;... |
| 4 | Old French | manovrer | to work, especially manual work; to make; to... |
| 5 | Latin | manuoperare | — |
| 6 | Latin | operārī | — |
| 7 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |