Where does “manovra” come from?
manovra (Italian) comes from Old French maneuvre, from Latin manuopera, from Latin manu, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
manovra (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...
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- third-person singular present indicative of...
Ancestry of “manovra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | maneuvre | something done or crafted by hand |
| 2 | Latin | manuopera | work done by hand, handwork |
| 3 | Latin | manu | ablative singular of manus; by hand; with the... |
| 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 “manovra”