Where does “manant” come from?

manant (French) comes from Old French manoir, from Old French maneir, from Latin manēre — "Be continued", "Be awaited".

manant (French): peasant; yokel, bumpkin

Definitions

  1. peasant; yokel, bumpkin

Ancestry of “manant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmanoirto stay; to remain
2Old Frenchmaneiralternative infinitive of manoir
3Latinmanēre"Be continued", "Be awaited"
Every word from Latin manēre →Every word from Old French maneir →Every word from Old French manoir →