Where does “manitou” come from?

manitou (French) comes from Ojibwe manidoo, from Proto-Algonquian maneto·wa — a supernatural being.

manitou (French): manitou

Definitions

  1. manitou

Ancestry of “manitou”, step by step

manitou traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ojibwe manidoo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ojibwemanidoospirit; manitou; god
2Proto-Algonquianmaneto·waa supernatural being

via Montagnais manito꞉w

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Montagnaismanito꞉w—

Words derived from “manitou”

Every word from Proto-Algonquian maneto·wa →Every word from Ojibwe manidoo →