Where does “maneggiare” come from?

maneggiare (Italian) comes from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

maneggiare (Italian): to use with a technical purpose; to handle; to...

Definitions

  1. to use with a technical purpose; to handle; to...

Ancestry of “maneggiare”, step by step

maneggiare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin manus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
2Proto-Italicmanushand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via Vulgar Latin *manizāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*manizāre—

Words derived from “maneggiare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →