Where does “manœuvrier” come from?
manœuvrier (French) comes from French manœuvrer, 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 — to follow; to see; to say.
manœuvrier (French): tactician
Definitions
- tactician
Ancestry of “manœuvrier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | manœuvrer | to maneuver |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | manuopero | — |
| 3 | Latin | operor | I work, labor |
| 4 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 5 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |