Where does “manière” come from?

manière (French) comes from Middle French maniere, from Old French maniere, from Vulgar Latin manaria, from Latin manuārius, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

manière (French): manner, way; somewhat, kinda, sorta, a bit, a...

Definitions

  1. manner, way; somewhat, kinda, sorta, a bit, a...

Ancestry of “manière”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmanieremanner; method; way
2Old Frenchmaniere—
3Vulgar Latinmanaria—
4Latinmanuāriusof or pertaining to the hand
5Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
6Proto-Italicmanushand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “manière”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →