Where does “manoir” come from?

manoir (French) comes from Old French manoir, from Old French maneir, from Latin manēre — "Be continued", "Be awaited".

manoir (French): manor

Definitions

  1. manor

Ancestry of “manoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmanoirto stay; to remain
2Old Frenchmaneiralternative infinitive of manoir
3Latinmanēre"Be continued", "Be awaited"

Words derived from “manoir”

Every word from Latin manēre →Every word from Old French maneir →Every word from Old French manoir →