Where does “bonmaniera” come from?
bonmaniera (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto maniero, from German Manier, from French manière, from Middle French maniere, from Old French maniere, from Vulgar Latin manaria, from Latin manuārius, from Latin manus — human being; man; hand.
bonmaniera (Esperanto): well-mannered
Ancestry of “bonmaniera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | maniero | manner, way |
| 2 | German | Manier | manner, style; Plural: see Manieren |
| 3 | French | manière | manner, way; somewhat, kinda, sorta, a bit, a... |
| 4 | Middle French | maniere | manner; method; way |
| 5 | Old French | maniere | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | manaria | — |
| 7 | Latin | manuārius | — |
| 8 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |