Where does “manipulation” come from?

manipulation (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.

manipulation (French): manipulation

Definitions

  1. manipulation

Ancestry of “manipulation”, step by step

manipulation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French manipuler

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

via Old French manipule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmanipulehandful; troop of soldiers; scarf worn as...

Words derived from “manipulation

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-