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Where does “immanovrabile” come from?

immanovrabile (Italian) comes from Italian manovrabile, from Italian manovrare, from Old French manovrer, from Latin manuoperare, from Latin operārī, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός — to follow; to see; to say.

immanovrabile (Italian): unmaneuverable; immalleable

Definitions

  1. unmaneuverable; immalleable

Ancestry of “immanovrabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmanovrabilemanoeuvrable; maneuverable; malleable, pliable
2ItalianmanovrareTo maneuver; To operate; To manipulate
3Old Frenchmanovrerto work, especially manual work; to make; to...
4Latinmanuoperare—
5Latinoperārī—
6LatinOpus—
7Ancient GreekὈποῦς—
8Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
9Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
10Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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