Where does “manitou” come from?
manitou (French) comes from Ojibwe manidoo, from Proto-Algonquian maneto·wa — a supernatural being.
manitou (French): manitou
Ancestry of “manitou”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ojibwe | manidoo | spirit; manitou; god |
| 2 | Proto-Algonquian | maneto·wa | a supernatural being |