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Where does “manipulere” come from?

manipulere (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Medieval Latin manipulare, from Latin manipulus, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

manipulere (Norwegian Bokmål): to manipulate

Definitions

  1. to manipulate

Ancestry of “manipulere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmanipulare—
2LatinmanipulusA maniple, a double company of soldiers employed...
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
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