Where does “maniera” come from?
maniera (Italian) comes from Old French maniere, from Vulgar Latin manaria, from Latin manuārius, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
maniera (Italian): manner, way; style; manners
Definitions
- manner, way; style; manners
Ancestry of “maniera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | maniere | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | manaria | — |
| 3 | Latin | manuārius | — |
| 4 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
Words derived from “maniera”