Where does “manovra” come from?

manovra (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto manovro, from Esperanto manovri, from Italian manovrare, from Old French manovrer, from Latin manuoperare, from Latin operārī, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς — to follow; to see; to say.

manovra (Esperanto): of or relating to a maneuver

Definitions

of or relating to a maneuver

Ancestry of “manovra”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Esperanto	manovro	maneuver, manoeuvre
2	Esperanto	manovri	to maneuver, to manoeuvre
3	Italian	manovrare	To maneuver; To operate; To manipulate
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

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