Where does “manier” come from?

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

manier (French): to handle, manipulate, wield; to use; to knead

Definitions

  1. to handle, manipulate, wield; to use; to knead

Ancestry of “manier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmanierto handle
2Vulgar Latin*manizāre—

Words derived from “manier”

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