Where does “manøvrere” come from?
manøvrere (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French manœuvrer, from Vulgar Latin manuopero, from Latin operor, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós — to follow; to see; to say.
manøvrere (Norwegian Bokmål): to manoeuvre (UK) or maneuver (US)
Definitions
- to manoeuvre (UK) or maneuver (US)
Ancestry of “manøvrere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | manœuvrer | to maneuver |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | manuopero | — |
| 3 | Latin | operor | I work, labor |
| 4 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 5 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |