Where does “manuren” come from?
manuren (Middle English) 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.
manuren (Middle English): Alternative form of maynouren; to supervise, toil
Definitions
- Alternative form of maynouren; to supervise, toil
Ancestry of “manuren”, step by step
manuren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French manovrer
| 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 |
via Anglo-Norman meinourer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | meinourer | — |