Where does “maniable” come from?

maniable (French) comes from French manier, from Old French manier, from Vulgar Latin *manizāre.

maniable (French): handy; manageable, manoeuvrable

Definitions

  1. handy; manageable, manoeuvrable

Ancestry of “maniable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmanierto handle, manipulate, wield; to use; to knead
2Old Frenchmanierto handle
3Vulgar Latin*manizāre—

Words derived from “maniable”

Every word from Vulgar Latin *manizāre →Every word from Old French manier →Every word from French manier →