Where does “manovrare” come from?
manovrare (Italian) comes from Old French manovrer, from Latin manuoperare, from Latin operārī, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
manovrare (Italian): To maneuver; To operate; To manipulate
Definitions
- To maneuver; To operate; To manipulate
Ancestry of “manovrare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | manovrer | to work, especially manual work; to make; to... |
| 2 | Latin | manuoperare | — |
| 3 | Latin | operārī | — |
| 4 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |