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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

  1. Alternative form of maynouren; to supervise, toil

Ancestry of “manuren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmanovrerto work, especially manual work; to make; to...
2Latinmanuoperare—
3Latinoperārī—
4LatinOpus—
5Ancient GreekὈποῦς—
6Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
7Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “manuren”

  • manure
  • manurial
  • manurance
  • manurable
  • manureth
  • manurer
  • manureless
  • manurey
  • remanure
  • manurage
  • manurelike
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