Where does “manifeste” come from?
manifeste (Middle French) comes from Latin manifestus, from Latin infestus, from Latin infendo, from Latin fendo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
Ancestry of “manifeste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | manifestus | apparent, palpable, manifest, evident, plain |
| 2 | Latin | infestus | unsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;... |
| 3 | Latin | infendo | strike |
| 4 | Latin | fendo | I hit; I thrust |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
Words derived from “manifeste”