Where does “manœuvrer” come from?
manœuvrer (French) comes from Vulgar Latin manuopero, from Latin operor, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
manœuvrer (French): to maneuver
Ancestry of “manœuvrer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | manuopero | — |
| 2 | Latin | operor | I work, labor |
| 3 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 4 | Latin | Opus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
Words derived from “manœuvrer”