Where does “maniérisme” come from?
maniérisme (French) comes from Italian manierismo, from Italian maniera, 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.
maniérisme (French): mannerism
Definitions
- mannerism
Ancestry of “maniérisme”, step by step
maniérisme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian manierismo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | manierismo | Mannerism |
| 2 | Italian | maniera | manner, way; style; manners |
| 3 | Old French | maniere | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | manaria | — |
| 5 | Latin | manuārius | of or pertaining to the hand |
| 6 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |