Where does “manipuler” come from?

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

manipuler (French): to manipulate

Definitions

  1. to manipulate

Ancestry of “manipuler”, step by step

manipuler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin manipulare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmanipulare
2LatinmanipulusA maniple, a double company of soldiers employed...
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via Medieval Latin manipulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmanipulodative singular of manipulus; ablative singular...

Words derived from “manipuler

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-