Where does “manipulable” come from?

manipulable (French) comes from French manipuler, from Medieval Latin manipulare, from Latin manipulus, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

manipulable (French): manipulable, manipulatable

Definitions

  1. manipulable, manipulatable

Ancestry of “manipulable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmanipulerto manipulate
2Medieval Latinmanipulare—
3LatinmanipulusA maniple, a double company of soldiers employed...
4Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
5Proto-Italicmanushand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →