Where does “maniere” come from?

maniere (Middle Dutch) 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.

Ancestry of “maniere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmaniere—
2Vulgar Latinmanaria—
3Latinmanuāriusof or pertaining to the hand
4Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
5Proto-Italicmanushand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “maniere”

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