Where does “manovro” come from?
manovro (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto manovri, from Italian manovrare, 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.
manovro (Esperanto): maneuver, manoeuvre
Definitions
- maneuver, manoeuvre
Ancestry of “manovro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | manovri | to maneuver, to manoeuvre |
| 2 | Italian | manovrare | To maneuver; To operate; To manipulate |
| 3 | Old French | manovrer | to work, especially manual work; to make; to... |
| 4 | Latin | manuoperare | — |
| 5 | Latin | operārī | — |
| 6 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 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 |